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HUM 115 All DQs   For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   HUM 115 Week 1
Discussion Critical Thinking     HUM 115 Week 2
Discussion Decision-Making  
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HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion Critical Thinking   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Words
can have different meanings in different
contexts, and that is the case with the word
critical. Using a shared definition makes
discussion more productive, so to begin, this
week we define what is meant by critical
thinking. Sometimes, the word critical means
being picky. It can also mean that something is
important, as in that is a critical part of this
machine. However, neither of those definitions
reflects the meaning of critical as it is used in
the phrase critical thinking.  
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HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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.
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HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making   For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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.
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HUM 115 Week 3 Discussion Bias, Fallacy, and
Assumption   For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   In the first weeks of this course, you
learned about factors that can affect how
effective critical thinking is. This week, you
learn about bias, fallacy, assumption, and
ambiguous communication. These elements often
come into play when someone tries to convince
someone else to agree with them.
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HUM 115 Week 4 Discussion Arguments   For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Every day we
are a party to arguments. This is another
instance where defining our words is important.
When we talk about critical thinking, the
"arguments" we refer to are not the conflicts or
squabbles we have with others in our daily
interactions. In our discussion of critical
thinking, arguments are the acts of persuading
others about the value of an action or point of
view. Whether we are trying to convince someone
else or they want us to agree with them, this
exchange, or
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