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Critical Thinking 4
After all the theories, finally we can try to use critical thinking in analysing others’ arguments. Like what Howard said, there are times when people just talk in such a complicated way that we have to sit down and dissect the arguments to understand it.
How? Divide and Conquer
Part 1: Divide
Identify the conclusion(s) & annotate with [...]
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Critical Thinking 3
Apparently, there are really a lot more in Critical Thinking than I expected. The stuff in the previous critical thinking posts still have a long way to go. Next is about variation of how to build an argument.
Any argument will use these three basic shapes:
Tree shape
T shape
V shape
Combine them and we will have Complex shape
Tree shape is the simplest argument model. [...]
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Critical Thinking 2
As mentioned in part 1, a sound argument must pass three tests:
Is there any degree of logical strength between the premises – matter if the premises are true or false?
Are the premises true?
Do the premises support the conclusion?
So after we find out if the premises have logical strength and indeed are true, we must think if they [...]
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Critical Thinking
“What? A class on deductive and inductive reasoning? We have to spend so many weeks just for this? I learned this in my language class in high school.”
Even though I am not familiar with analysing statements, I was rather dubious when I started the class. I thought it was simple. I studied engineering for my bachelor degree where I analysed [...]
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Watching documentary
There are few points that a lecturer said before he showed us a documentary:
Always remember this: Do not take documentary as representation of truth. It is not. Documentary is used to point out an opinion. The facts are build around the opinion. Documentary is not the end of the idea. There are history and agenda behind documentary.
In short, [...]
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Howard Barrell, my lecturer in Cardiff, told the our class which full of journalist wanna-be:
“You want to know the rule of thumb of a good journalist?”
“It’s to make significant interesting. The key is interesting, interesting, interesting.”
“When I was a young abnoxious journalist, I had important stories to tell. I thought that it was so important [...]
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