Instructions: Read the text, Think Critically, and answer the following questions in your own words, using complete sentences. You should use course notes and eBook as references. Your answers should demonstrate understanding of the relevant critical thinking concepts. Develop your own examples to support your answers.
1. Define critical thinking in your own words. How does curiosity lit in with nine al thinking?
2. Employers consistently report that they prioritize skills in critical thinking and communication when evaluating job applicants. How would you describe to a prospective employer your critical thinking skills and communication skills.
3. What are the differences between a strong disposition toward critical thinking and a weak disposition toward critical thinking? Use examples to illustrate your answer.
4. What are the five steps in the critical thinking general problem-solving process" Next describe how you could use the five step IDEAS critical thinking process to work through a current problem that you may be dealing with, or that is fairly typical for college students. Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
5. What does "taking a person's words out of context" mean and why is that a problem' Use examples to amplify your explanation.
6. What language communities are you a member of? What language communities would you like to be a member of, and why?
7. Explain why correctly analyzing arguments and decisions requires attention to contest and purpose. Use your own examples to illustrate your explanation.
8. In Plato's allegory, discarding ignorant beliefs and embracing the truth can be a disturbing process, as we are forced to see things objectively, as they really are, rather than shrouded in bias and distortion. Describe an experience of our own in which achieving a knowledgeable, truthful Sight was a challenging experience.