Critical Thinking Toolbox/Methods
Critical Reasoning
What?
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Understand the logical connections between ideas.
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Identify, construct, and evaluate arguments.
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Detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning.
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Solve problems systematically.
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Identify the relevance and importance of ideas.
How?
- Other possibilities:
- summarize - present
- roleplaying
- paper
Critical Selfreflection
What?
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Reflect on the justification of one’s own knowledge, beliefs and values.
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Reflect on interpersonal competences.
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Reflect on collective critical research
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Communicate with respect about own interpretations.
How?
Critical Judgement and Action
What?
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Knowledge of moral and ethical concepts.
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(Moral) sensitivity: Recognizing situations as moral and explore interpretations of that situations from different angles.
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(Moral) judgement: judging what's the right thing to do. (even ambiguous)
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(moral) motivation: mapping several values and interests, preferring moral values above other aspirations.
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(Moral) character: Having the persistence and skills to act upon own moral judgement.
How?
- Other possibilities:
- essay
