ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTION

1. THE NOISY, CONFUSED WORLD WE LIVE IN

   • WE MUST DO WHAT THEY TELL US WE SHOUL DO
   • THE SOCIALIST DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE DANGERS OF A LARGE GOVERNMENT
   • OUR BRAIN OFTEN RELY ON PATTERNS OF THINKING THAT GET US INTO TROUBLE

2. EXPERTS CANNOT RESCUE US, DESPITE WHAT THEY SAY

   • STAY OUT OF THE SUN
   • WE LISTEN TO THEM TO CONSTRUCT OUR ANSWER
   • WE NEED TO LISTEN TO EXPERTS OF MANY DIFFERENT KIND, SORTING AND DISCARDING AS LISTEN AND EVALUATE

3. THE NECESSITY OF RELYING ON OUR MIND

   • CRITICAL THINKING TO THE RESCUE
     • EVALUATION SKILLS ACTIVATED PAG 4
     • CRITICAL THINKING BEGINS WITH THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE WHAT WE THINK.

4. THE SPONGE AND PANNING FOR GOLD: ALTERNATIVE THINKING STYLE

   • THE READER WHO USES THE PANNING-FOR-GOLD APPROACH FREQUENTLY QUESTIONS WHY THE AUTHOR MAKES VARIOUS CLAIMS.
   • The most important characteristic of the panning-for-gold approach is interactive involvement a dialogue between the writer and the reader, or the speaker and the listener
   • You must be an active reader and listener. You can do this by asking questions.

5. Weak-Sense and Strong-Sense Critical Thinking

   • Critical thinking can be used to either (1) defend or (2) evaluate and reconsider your initial beliefs.
   • strong-sense critical thinking requires us to apply the critical questions to all claims, including our own.

6. Critical Thinking and Other People

   • Values, as we will use the term, are ideas that someone thinks are worthwhile.
   • Values are standards of conduct that we endorse and expect people to meet.

7. Primary Values of a Critical Thinker

   • AUTONOMY
   • CURIOSITY
   • HUMILITY
   • Respect for good reasoning wherever you find it

8. PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO

   • ES UN MODO DE PENSAR SOBRE CUALQUIER TEMA, CONTENIDO O PROBLEMA QUE SE SOMETE A PENSAMIENTOS CON ESTÁNDARES INTELECTUALES
   • AUTO-DIRIGIDO AUTO-DISCIPLINADO AUTO-REGULADO AUTO-CORREGIDO
   • IMPLICA DOMINAR LOS ESTÁNDARES INTELECTUALES Y UNIVERSALES QUE SON: CLARIDAD, EXACTITUD, PRECISIÓN, RELEVANCIA, PROFUNDIDAD, AMPLITUD, LÓGICA, IMPORTANCIA Y JUSTICIA