Critical Thinking

We had a PPT in class yesterday based on a case study, and based on the first three sentences of the group, I could make out which of the alternatives they would go for, because their first three sentences were biased and indicative.

This is when I realised that true education is being able to argue both sides of the coin well.

If you set your mind on one of the alternatives, before exploring other options, you could miss out on critical issues and details, and sometimes end up bending facts to your advantage, without realising where you've gone wrong, as the group did when presenting. As we've studied in psychology, one of the most important aspects of Critical thinking is how many times can you question your own assumptions and have satisfying answers for them.

Some of the people whose thinking skills I really respect are those who can play perfect Devil's advocates and argue both sides of an issue, whatever they may actually believe.

So see if you can keep an open mind and try seeing both sides of the issue, and have a stand for both.