Questions for #1B

[Admin]

What is critical thinking and why is it important?

Name someone famous who you believe is a critical thinker and why you think they are.

Thoughtfully respond to two other posts from fellow participants. In your reply, address if their definition of critical thinking is similar to yours. Why or why not? Do you agree with their selection of famous critical thinker and their rationale? Why or why not?

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[Drew Holness]

What is critical thinking and why is it important?

• Critical thinking is a process of intense scrutiny of an event, situation, question, or answer seeking factual explanation of the given circumstances.

• It is important because it may be your job to understand, foresee, explain, and solve complex issues by distinguishing between facts, judgment, and qualitative and quantitative solutions.


Name someone famous who you believe is a critical thinker. Why do you think they are a critical thinker?

• Rachel Maddow

• I think she a leader in her journalism field. Rachel has a unique way of reporting her stories; she uses facts and testimonials to debunk other people’s sound bites. With data, charts and trend she does a substantive job of tying the evidence together.