Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2021 18:30:10 GMT
Lesson 3: Critical Thinker’s Questioning Tactics
A. Watch: How to Think Critically
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgmgrwpIP4
B. Read: Crime & Punishment PDF attached below. Use your critical thinking skills to analyze this situation and answer the questions that follow, using your best critical thinking skills.
Crime and Punishment Worksheet - Critical ....pdf (191.85 KB)
C. Use your critical thinking skills to respond to the following:
• State the problem as clearly as you can. Consider the following as you work on this question:
• The values and point of view of Doris Drugdealer.
• The values and point of view of her husband, children, and neighbors.
• The legal and societal issues.
After thinking critically about the situation, what is your point of view?
Should the governor grant her clemency? Why or why not?
What questions did you ask yourself to arrive at your answer?
Do you have any biases that inform your thinking? (See bias chart attached.)
Cognitive Biases.pdf (644.88 KB)
D. Read and respond to at least one other participant’s post.
E. Read the statements below:
Fact or Opinion
Critical thinking involves exploring and asking questions. It also involves the ability to know fact from opinion when exploring a topic. Read the statements below. Come prepared to respond to faculty questions as you determine whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
What questions did you ask yourself?
• The deepest part of the ocean is 35,813 feet deep.
• Smoking is bad for your health.
• 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer in the US are caused by smoking.
• One out of every hundred American citizens is color blind.
• Two out of ten American citizens are boring.
A. Watch: How to Think Critically
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgmgrwpIP4
B. Read: Crime & Punishment PDF attached below. Use your critical thinking skills to analyze this situation and answer the questions that follow, using your best critical thinking skills.
Crime and Punishment Worksheet - Critical ....pdf (191.85 KB)
C. Use your critical thinking skills to respond to the following:
• State the problem as clearly as you can. Consider the following as you work on this question:
• The values and point of view of Doris Drugdealer.
• The values and point of view of her husband, children, and neighbors.
• The legal and societal issues.
After thinking critically about the situation, what is your point of view?
Should the governor grant her clemency? Why or why not?
What questions did you ask yourself to arrive at your answer?
Do you have any biases that inform your thinking? (See bias chart attached.)
Cognitive Biases.pdf (644.88 KB)
D. Read and respond to at least one other participant’s post.
E. Read the statements below:
Fact or Opinion
Critical thinking involves exploring and asking questions. It also involves the ability to know fact from opinion when exploring a topic. Read the statements below. Come prepared to respond to faculty questions as you determine whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.
What questions did you ask yourself?
• The deepest part of the ocean is 35,813 feet deep.
• Smoking is bad for your health.
• 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer in the US are caused by smoking.
• One out of every hundred American citizens is color blind.
• Two out of ten American citizens are boring.