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Chapter 1
The Power of Critical Thinking
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Risk and Uncertainty Abound
• We need to think ahead, to plan, and to problem solve– This means we need critical thinking
• All of us encounter opportunities in our daily lives to: – Engage problems and decisions using strong
critical thinking
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Risk and Uncertainty Abound
• Positive Examples of Critical Thinking• Critical Thinking and a Free Society
– If information is power, then controlling the flow of information is wielding power
– In a free society: • Education is about learning to think
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Risk and Uncertainty Abound
• The powers of the state are used to protect the right to free and open inquiry
• People have the courage and the brains to ask hard questions
• And there is unfettered access to accurate information
• “Perception management” is far more difficult
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Risk and Uncertainty Abound
– Higher education in America is internationally admired and yet feared
– Strong critical thinking demands a healthy skepticism of government power
• The One and the Many– Why do we need to think critically?
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What Do We Mean By “CriticalThinking”?• Expert Consensus Conceptualization
– The “Delphi” method– Strong critical thinking is essential to
consistently successful decision making– Failure of critical thinking often contributes to
some of the saddest & unfortunate accidents
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What Do We Mean By “CriticalThinking”?
– Critical thinking is a “pervasive human phenomenon”
• “Critical Thinking” Does Not Mean “Negative Thinking”– Critical thinking is not about bashing what
people believe just to show how clever we are
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What Do We Mean By “CriticalThinking”?
– Critical thinking is intended to be used to seek truth with intellectual energy and with integrity
– Critical thinking is skeptical without being cynical
• How to Get the Most Out of This Book– Growth in critical thinking is about becoming
more skillful and mentally disciplined
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What Do We Mean By “CriticalThinking”?
– The purpose of critical thinking is to make reflective judgments about what to believe/do
– We will work on both the skill part and the dispositional part
• To use them as tools to come to good judgments about what to do or what to believe
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Evaluating Critical Thinking
• The Students’ Assignment—Kennedy Act• The Students’ Statements—Kennedy Act
– How would you evaluate those statements in terms of the critical thinking each displays?
• The Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric
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Evaluating Critical Thinking
– When we are reflective and fair-minded about decisions we are using critical thinking skills
– This simple tool/approach is sufficient to get us started evaluating critical thinking
– Our evaluative judgments will improve & our ability to explain our judgments will improve
– The Students’ Assignment—Haiti
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Evaluating Critical Thinking
– The Students’ Statements—Haiti• Apply the HCTSR & determine the level the rubric
offers the best description of the reasoning evident– The HCTSR is a great tool to use to:
• Evaluate the quality of the critical thinking evident in lots of different situations
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