COMM UNIT 4 Habits That Hinder Critical Thinking Instructions: Refer to class notes and readings from Unit 4: Critical Thinking to help you complete this a

COMM UNIT 4 Habits That Hinder Critical Thinking Instructions: Refer to class notes and readings from Unit 4: Critical Thinking to help you complete this activity. This activity has two parts and two different sets of instructions. First of all, in class we discussed different habits that help and/or hinder individuals’ critical thinking. This first part requires some personal reflection on your part. ______________________________________________________________________________________Instructions and class notes attached Activity 5: Critical thinking
Instructions: Refer to class notes and readings from Unit 4: Critical Thinking to help you
complete this activity. This activity has two parts and two different sets of instructions. First
of all, in class we discussed different habits that help and/or hinder individuals’ critical thinking.
This first part requires some personal reflection on your part.
(1) Of the seven habits of a STRONG critical thinker, please identify AT LEAST two habits
you believe you possess. For this part please define the habit in your own words, then
justify your reasoning as to why you believe you possess that habit. Using examples for
your justification may be very helpful.
(2) Now, of the six habits that HINDER critical thinkers, please identify AT LEAST two
habits you suffer from. For this part please define the habit in your own words, then
justify your reasoning as to why you believe you possess that habit. Using examples for
your justification may be very helpful. Also, please provide a possible remedy (solution)
to overcome both bad habits.
Instructions: In class, we discussed six cognitive skills of a critical thinker. You will need to
define each step and use these steps when assessing and defending a controversial topic.
(3) Identify and define each of the six cognitive skills of a critical thinker in your own words.
(4) Given these cognitive skills related to critical thinking, you will need to defend both
sides of a controversial topic. Each of your defenses should be about a paragraph, which
includes arguments that reinforces the controversial claim along with examples. These
paragraphs can be fictitious, but they should be well-reasoned.
a. Every individual should be forced to receive a university education.
b. Individuals should not be forced to receive a university education.
This activity must be submitted to eCampus as either a text submission or an attached file no
later than 11:59pm.
. Explanation Clearly stating and justifying
reasoning in terms of arguments and
evidence,
4. Inductive Reasoning-
Drawing inferences about what is most like!
to be true or not trid, given specific information
5. Deductive Reasoning-
Drawing inferences when it appears that
it all of the premises are true, the conclusion
Cannot possibly be false.
6. Habits of Strong Critical Thinkers
a. Truth-Seeking-
having intellectual integrity
desire to strive for best possible knowledge,
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b. Open-Minded
Tolerant of diversant views.
sensitive to possibility of own
Biases
e Analytical alent to potential problems.
d. Systematic-take an
orginized and through approach
to an identifying problems
e.
Confident in Reasoning, toustful of own reoisoning skills
to yield good judgments,
1. Inquisitive strive to be well informed,
things about
seeks to learn new
of topics
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3. Judicious approach problems knowing there
can be more then one plausible solution.
7. Habits That Hinder Critical Thinking
a. Mine-is-Better believing our
ideas, values,
berships, etc. are superior then others
& group men-
b. Face Saving Protecting on
restoring ourself
image folowing some threat to it.
ideus without
c. Resistance to Change relecting new
objectively considering themi may be due t
laziness,
d. Conformity Holowing the social norn,
believing and acting. others do
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e. Stereotyping – relying on irrational
generalization to attribute charactristics.
1. Self-Deception, persuading yourself that others
are to blame, not your own in corpetence,
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d. Several critical thinking skills are important to critical listening.
3. Cognitive Skills of Critical Thinking
1. Interpretation comprehend the meaning of variety
of experiences
b. Analysis,
Identify the intended and actual
relationship among starlements, question, and
concepts
c. Evaluation – Assess the credibility and logical
strength of steartements,
d. Self-regulation Monitor one’s cognitive activities,
the elements of those actvities, and the
results.
e. Inference
Identify elements needed to draw
reasonable conclusions, from hypotheses.
consider relevant information
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