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HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion Critical Thinking
HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making
HUM 115 Week 3 Discussion Bias, Fallacy, and
Assumption
HUM 115 Week 4 Discussion Arguments
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HUM 115 Week 5 Discussion Critical Thinking and
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...................... HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion
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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.
Respond to at least two of the following sets of
questions with a minimum of 175 words
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• Based on this weeks reading and activities, how
  would you define critical thinking?
• What are some characteristics of a critical
  thinker? What do you see as common barriers to
  critical thinking, and how could these barriers
  be avoided or overcome?
• How can you incorporate or how have you
  incorporated the concepts from the Dare to
  Disagree video into your own decision making?
  Which of the ideas is most helpful for you in
  your own critical thinking and why?
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• HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making
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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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Respond to the at least two of the following sets
of questions in a minimum of 175 words

• Consider how you approach important decisions.
  Provide an example of a situation where emotion
  influenced your decision-making. Did you feel
  the decision you made was a reasonable one? What
  role did emotion play in this example? Did
  communication play a role, as well? If you had
  removed emotion from your decision-making, how
  might your decision have changed?
• What emotions do you find influence your thinking
  in positive ways? Which ones influence you in
  negative ways? How can you build emotional
  fitness and psychological strength (as mentioned
  in the
• Emotional Involvement in Critical Thinking to
  make good decisions?
• How is language defined? What are rhetorical
  devices and how are they used?
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• HUM 115 Week 3 Discussion Bias, Fallacy, and
• Assumption

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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.
Recall a time when you wanted to get someone to
agree with you. Did you support your beliefs
with facts? Did you perhaps leave out key
details, bring in unrelated ideas, or become
overly emotional to make your case?
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175
words
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• Share two brief examples of arguments in which
  you or someone else relied on bias, fallacy, or
  assumption to persuade someone else. These
  examples can be from social media, from work
  situations, or other instances. Identify where
  bias, fallacy, or assumption is used in the
  argument. Based on your knowledge of critical
  thinking, how might those arguments have been
  adjusted to use reason and critical thinking?
• How do errors in thinking relate to
  fallacies?What are two fallacies you have
  personally encountered? How did these
  fallaciesaffect the situation?
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• HUM 115 Week 4 Discussion Arguments
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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 argument, is a place where the use
of critical thinking is beneficial.
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Respond to the following in a minimum of 175
words

• How do inductive and deductive arguments differ?
  To what extent do you use logic in general
  conversation? Give an example of how the use of
  logic and structure could affect some of your
  personal relationships or communications.
• What are your thoughts about active disagreement
  and the use of evidence in arguments (as
  discussed in the two videos provided from the
  University Library)?
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• HUM 115 Week 5 Discussion Critical Thinking and
• Social Media
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Welcome to Week 5 and congratulations! The
discussions this week have been practical,
productive, and possibly life-changing! We
started the course reflecting on how we
formulate opinions and beliefs. We then expanded
the concept of critical thinking to include
consideration of
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how we relate to friends, family, and other
personal situations. This week we look at a
broader scope of relationships and communication
and the role of critical thinking in those areas.
Respond to at least two of the following sets of
questions in a minimum of 175 words

• Consider the various ways you use social media.
  How can you apply what you have learned in this
  class to the information you encounter on social
  media?
• How might your use of critical thinking affect
  other social interactions, such as those related
  to politics and being a consumer? For example,
  why is critical thinking important when viewing
  advertisements?
• Do you make an effort to watch all news media
  outlets, even the ones with which you do not
  agree? Do you really analyze what you hear,
  view, or read on media outlets, or do you
  passively take it as truth? In what ways does
  critical thinking come into play with media?

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• Why do you think evaluation is one of the six
  skills of critical thinking discussed in the
  Components of Critical Thinking video segment?
  Is evaluation a skill that you feel you use on a
  regular basis or is it a skill that you need to
  work on more?