Duke University Conception of Critical Thinking Paper

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Duke University

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Introduction
How skilled are you as a thinker? Before you can become a critical thinker, it is important to recognize your current reasoning skills. This exercise is meant to help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in critical thinking, as well as illustrate your understanding of the lecture material and readings.

The Assignment Answer the following questions regarding your strategies for thinking:

  1. After reviewing the cognitive skills and attitudes or traits that mark the critical thinker, identify two areas in which you believe your reasoning skills are strong and/or adequate. Give examples to illustrate your conclusions.
  2. Identify two areas in which you believe your reasoning skills are weak and/or need improvement. Again, provide specific examples.
  3. Identify sources of your beliefs (mass media, peers, family, observation, etc.) and provide examples. Explain how much or how little of your own thinking was/is present in your decision to accept those beliefs.
  4. Discuss whether and/or how you evaluate information presented to you. Provide examples.
  5. Discuss how open-minded you feel yourself to be. Provide examples.

Specifications

  1. Acceptable Length: 1-2 pages
  2. Formatting Requirements:
    1. Doublespace
    2. Use 12- point Times New Roman font
    3. Place your name and page number at the top right of every page

To get a top score, your paper should:

  1. Illustrate an understanding of the concepts and issues discussed in the lecture material and readings
  2. Demonstrate a level of introspection of your own reasoning skills
  3. Answer the questions clearly and precisely


The links above are the readings that need to be used in the paper, and the Sources must be in MLA format




http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766


https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/a-brief-his...


https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept...



https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/becoming-a-...


https://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/developing-...


http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/natural-e...

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Critical thinking
Critical thinking is an ability that is not found in every individual. People who can
think critically tend to possess some characteristics that are not common to everyone. Critical
thinkers have some characteristics such as evaluation of information, exploring into new
ideas, critical observation, good reasoning, communication and many other attributes that
make them critical thinkers ("Defining Critical Thinking"). Regarding the areas of critical
thinking, there are those areas that I believe my reasoning skills are strong. One of the areas
that I am strong in is the area of analyzing. I have good a...


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