HUM:115 WK 2 DISCUSSION
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The discussion requirements each week are to post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days to earn full participation.
This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below) and 2 substantive replies to other students or to your instructor’s posts.
Due Thursday
You make dozens of choices and decisions each day, often without being consciously aware of them. Because critical thinking may be more rigorous than everyday thinking, it is important to recognize some factors that can influence the effectiveness of critical thinking, including reason, communication, and emotion.
After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to
all the inquires below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50
words per question).
How do emotions positively and negatively influence critical thinking?
Describe how you balance your emotion and reason when making decisions. Include an example of when you had to use both.
Ch. 3 of THiNK
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Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life covers the topic of language and communication, which also play a role in critical thinking. Explain the role of communication in critical thinking and provide an example of when and how language or communication influenced your critical thinking.
Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. Discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week and mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.
Emotions can enhance critical thinking by motivating us to make better decisions, and emotions can have a positive effect on our reasoning by influencing us to make better everyday decisions. Critical thinking can be obstructed by other emotions that are negative. When someone is feeling anger or fear, that can make that person give in too easily or refuse the existence of there ever being a problem. When making decisions, I like to think about it for a few days, so my emotions do not influence me to make a rash decision, and once my emotions have settled, I use my reasoning to make my decision. When communicating through critical thinking it is important to be mindful of others and differences in styles of communication. For example, what might be normal to me might be offensive and aggressive to others. Communication has
influenced my critical thinking by boosting my confidence while having a discussion with others. It is easier for me to communicate with others when I am
prepared and know what I am going to say, and how I am going to communicate
with that person. Due Monday
Reply to at least 2 of your classmates’ or your instructor's posts with substantive replies. (These should add to/build on the discussion in a substantial way, which typically means they are at least 75-100 words, or several sentences long). Be constructive and professional in your responses.
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