When a factual or theoretical claim confronts us, how likely are we to think critically about it? Are we used to diving beneath the surface to explore what underpins these claims? Are theories—often elegantly presented—sometimes used knowingly or unknowingly to cover or camouflage realities more difficult to defend? Can we engage in critical thinking by making it a routine to challenge both the factual basis and logic of argumentation in support of one or another theory or theoretical proposition? What does Booth mean by "emancipation"?

When a factual or theoretical claim confronts us, how likely are we to think critically about it? Are we used to diving beneath the surface to explore what underpins these claims? Are theories—often elegantly presented—sometimes used knowingly or unknowingly to cover or camouflage realities more difficult to defend? Can we engage in critical thinking by making it a routine to challenge both the factual basis and logic of argumentation in support of one or another theory or theoretical proposition? What does Booth mean by "emancipation"?