SSH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Thinking

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 100
• Professor: David Stamos

Document Summary

E. g. judgi(cid:374)g fa(cid:272)ts (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) are e(cid:454)pressed (e. g. E. g. judgi(cid:374)g fa(cid:272)ts (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) are e(cid:454)pressed (e. g. jo(cid:271)s (cid:862)sa(cid:448)ed,(cid:863) (cid:862)la(cid:455)i(cid:374)g off(cid:863) [- employers often say they want graduates with critical thinking abilities] [- for your resume, emphasize on your cover letter that you took this course] sta(cid:374)dards(cid:863) Not about what you think, but how you think. On whether you have good reasons for what you believe. Involves a set of standards, skills, attitudes, and principles. [- like martial arts, you have to know when and when not to use it] (cid:862)(cid:272)riti(cid:272)al thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g is thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g outside the (cid:271)o(cid:454)(cid:863) Critical thinking - (cid:862)the s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)ati(cid:272) e(cid:448)aluatio(cid:374) or for(cid:373)ulatio(cid:374) of (cid:271)eliefs or state(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:271)(cid:455) ratio(cid:374)al. The domain of critical thinking: law, politics, religion, advertising, romance, philosophy, science, paranormal claims, literary studies, etc. Lacking critical thinking - (cid:862)goi(cid:374)g (cid:449)ith the (cid:449)i(cid:374)d(cid:863) or (cid:862)a loss of perso(cid:374)al freedo(cid:373)(cid:863) Statement/proposition - sentence that is t or f.