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1998). Thus, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true (The Center for Informed Decision Making, 1998). Makamson offe...
obtained the same rate, but argued that this result was obtained because aliens were communicating directly with their minds, such...
The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...
him not guilty. On one hand, the majority used critical thinking skills to deduce that he did it. They looked at the various piece...
of the time. Even critical thinkers get stuck in ruts and do not see their own blind spots in their thinking (Foundation for Criti...
mapping. This is not a new approach but it is one that has gained a great deal of attention in the last several years. Concept map...
founder. When the potential outcomes are considered, and a preferable one is identified the decision-making process can then move ...
The importance of critical thinking in modern society cannot be overestimated. This paper discusses critical thinking, what it is ...
Critical thinking has become even more important in today's society of opinion masquerading as news. This paper analyzes contempor...
than it must be true (Kemerling, 2001). The most recent example of this is the current war that the US is fighting in Iraq. Presid...
logic (formal and informal), critical thinking is generally considered to be part of the informal variety. When a person employs c...
allows the student to explore a discipline in greater detail than he or she might have been able to do as an undergrad (Warwick Bu...
evaluating information (including assumptions and evidence) related to the issue, considering alternatives ... and drawing conclus...
however, without first obtaining better control of interorganizational practices. Indeed, the situation at present is not only ch...
This research paper offers an overview of a case study described by Lunney (2010). The analysis provided by Lunney demonstrates th...
Bill Clinton says: "I am delighted that so many students are here today." Bill Clinton is a liar. Therefore, he is not delighted ...
statistics as best as were able to, in order to bring a little more clarity into what were discussing from an economic point of vi...
is not a new concept. It is actually one which dates from ancient times but with the speed with which information can be passed t...
That such testing procedures expect the same scholastic performance from all students no matter their cultural or academic backgro...
the Tony, the Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. It is a classic of the American theater and remains popular in performa...
in a faulty decision. There are fallacies of relevance, ambiguity and presumption. Relevance fallacies present premises that are n...
There are, unfortunately, many reasons for societal discord. Often as not these reasons revolve around the misunderstandings and ...
the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation" (Jeremy Bentham, 2006). This simple co...
Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...
The modern student must be able to effectively examine critical essays to determine their validity. This paper examines such an es...
There has always been confusion between creative and critical thinking. Many people think the two cannot exist together. That is n...
This paper considers how critical thinking and creative thinking then argues that they both occur together. There are two sources...
in any field is vital to the industrys lifeblood; however, it may mean the difference between life and death within, for example, ...
to assume that this demographic is the cause. A similar category are fallacies of insufficient evidence. Lau and Chan refer to th...
Quoque is a "classic Red Herring, since whether the accuser is guilty of the same ... wrong is irrelevant to the truth of the orig...