SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Thinking, Observational Error, Soundness
2 Apr 2020
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Critical thinking: the systematic evaluation or formulation of beliefs or statements by rational standards. Critical thinking is not directly about what you think rather how you think. It"s systematic because it involves distinct procedures and methods (not feelings) A belief is worth believing, or accepting, if we have good reasons to accept it. Critical thinking helps us to assess our beliefs and core values as well as create new ones. A statement is an assertion that something is or is not the case (either true or false) Reasons provide support for a statement, they provide the grounds for believing that it is true. Statements backed by good reasons are worth of strong acceptance. Argument: a group of statements in which some of them (premises) are intended to support. Arguments have something to prove, explanations do not. another of them (conclusion) (tells you why you should believe something, convince)
