SOSC 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Thinking
10 Feb 2017
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Look for contradictions in the way things work in our society: if we are progressing as a. Look for contradictions in logic - examine the ways that people reason and look for. All knowledge begins with the practice of questioning. Question what you are told or have been encouraged to believe. If it is false it will not stand up to scrutiny. Questioning is how we come to know what is around us so we can protect ourselves from deception. Questioning is the basis of all understanding it is a natural thing for humans to do. Thus, be sceptical of what you hear or are told to believe is true. If we have continued economic growth year after year then why are more people poor in the world today then ever before in human history? weaknesses and flaws in their argument. Look for evidence and proof of claims that are being made.
