What do you think when you hear someone use the word “critical”?Do you agree with Bassham that Cultural Moral Relativism is bad for thinking critically? Why or why not?

What do you think when you hear someone use the word “critical”?
What does someone who is critical usually try to accomplish?
Is there a difference between productive criticism and criticism?
Why does criticism have a negative connotation?

What barriers to thinking critically do you have in common?
What barriers are unique to you?
What do you think can help you with these barriers?
What is an example of a warranted assumption?
What is an example of an unwarranted assumption?
Do you agree with Bassham that Cultural Moral Relativism is bad for thinking critically? Why or why not?
Have you ever been guilty of self-interested thinking, self-serving bias, group bias, conformism, or wishful thinking? Come up with two examples as a group.
What do you think of when you hear the word “argument”?
Does the word “argument” have the effect of the word “critical”?

The following questions and activities are taken from the text. Complete them by Saturday at 7pm (I suggest you do this before attempting the Quiz!). You should comment on 3 of your classmates’ posts–it would be beneficial for you to discuss the answers to these questions together with you classmates.

Determine whether, in typical contexts, the following sentences are or are not statements.
Capital punishment is wrong.
Can vegetarians eat animal crackers? (George Carlin)
Ted Williams is the greatest hitter in baseball history.
What do you say we stop at the next rest stop?
Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States.


 

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