HUM115.docx Critical Thinking HUM/115 Critical Thinking Critical Thinker Worksheet

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HUM115.docx Critical Thinking HUM/115 Critical Thinking Critical Thinker Worksheet Write¯a 75- to 125-word response to each of the following prompts:¯Â  1. Review the defini... tion of critical thinking in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life. Respond to the following questions:   ï‚·What is the role of critical thinking in daily life?   ï‚·Provide an example of a situation in your own life in which critical thinking could be used and discuss why critical thinking would be helpful in that situation.  Critical thinking plays a major role in our every day-to-day life. We use logic to make decisions on many different simple household chores. For example, taking out the trash, the benefits of doing it now is me not having to take it out later, but a con could be having to take it out twice if it gets too full. Another perk would me not having to ask my husband over and over to take it out throughout the day. Critical thinking can help in many situations such as this one by helping me decide if I want to take it out now, tell my husband a million times, or take it out later.   2. Review the barriers to critical thinking discussed in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life. Respond to the following:  ï‚·Identify and describe in your own words at least 2 common barriers found in the textbook to critical thinking.  ï‚·Provide an example of situations where you have encountered each barrier.    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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