Critical thinking

This topic shows you how to think critically, find hidden contexts and read between the lines

Did you know that …

… the first known european critical thinker was Socrates?
… critical thinking can be traced both, in the West as well as in the East?
… the illogical, false argument is still an argument?
… one of the stories of name of manipulative technique “red herring” is that it originated thanks to prison breakers who used smoked herring to distract dogs chasing them?
… the other story of the origin of the name of manipulative technique “red herring” is that it originated in relation to the training of dogs hunting foxes?
… logical fallacies and manipulative techniques are widely used in politics and marketing?
… there is a difference between puplicistic genres and news genres, the first one is subjective based on opinion of a journalist and the second one is objective based on facts only?
… word critical comes from Greek “kritikos”?
… it is not possible to learn to think critically instantly and you have to train yourself for long time?
… stereotypes are positive for us as they help us orientate in the everyday situations? Negative are prejudices, which are based not on rational consideration, but on fear and other negative emotions.
… critical thinking is the ability to recognise poor arguments even when they support our own opinion?
… a logical fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning and it can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true?
… an argument is a sentence or series of sentences, assertions or assumptions and its aim is to explain, persuade or reason something?
… a fact is information, which can be verified and is backed up by evidence?
… an opinion is a statement, which we consider to be true and it depends on our point of view, taste or personal experience?
… an assumption is a statement that can be either true or not, it is what we personally consider to be likely?