Critical Thinking Subject

What is critical thinking?

That’s was the question given by the lecturer during the mid term exam. I supposed to define it, we should think of how critically we think. I thought the exact phrase to use what critical thinking is. It was no one always acts purely objectively and rationally. We connive for selfish interests. We gossip, boast, exaggerate, and equivocate. It is "only human" to wish to validate our prior knowledge, to vindicate our prior decisions, or to sustain our earlier beliefs. In the process of satisfying our ego, however, we can often deny ourselves intellectual growth and opportunity. We may not always want to apply critical thinking skills, but we should have those skills available to be employed when needed.

But actually, there have many meaning of critical thinking are! One of them is we must become rationally do the right things without relying on emotion but reasoning.

Self awareness it’s another way to influence our motives and bias well recognise the assumption we made.Honest is when thinking critically when we recognize emotional impulses, selfish motives, nefarious purposes, or other modes of self-deception. Open-mindedness to evaluate all reasonable inferences, remain open to alternative interpretations, do not reject unpopular views out of hand, consider a variety of possible viewpoints or perspectives, accept a new explanation, model, or paradigm because it explains the evidence better, is simpler, or has fewer inconsistencies or covers more data, accept new priorities in response to a reevaluation of the evidence or reassessment of our real interests.

After much research on critical thinking, I found that critical thinking make me feel we must be discipline and when we do judgments we must always avoid any snap judgments (but recognize the extent and weight of evidence). Always resist the manipulation and irrational appeals and exhaustive ways.

This is for today BCT diary, I found attractive to do this blog. It makes me feel creative since I have no any blog before. Well done to the lecturers!!