WGU C168 Critical Thinking & Logic

Critical thinking is comprised of 3 interlocking dimensions - -1- Analyzing 2- Evaluating 3-Improving Egocentrism - -the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself Sociocentrism - -the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others First-Order Thinking - -ordinary thinking - spontaneous and non-reflective -contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning - indiscriminately combined Second-Order Thinking - -Critical thinking -first-order thin...

Accuracy - -Being near to the true value or meaning of something Assumptions - -Unstated or hidden beliefs that support our explicit reasoning Clarity - -Being unambiguous and easily understood Implications - -What logically follows from reasoning Inference - -A logical process of drawing conclusions Point of View - -The particular perspective from which something is observed or thought through Precision - -Being precise or exact Purpose - -The goal or objective of reasoning Analogy - -I...