Critical and Creative Thinking
Discussion Questions
Week 1 DQ 1: What do you think is the difference between
thinking and critical thinking? Why?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 1 DQ 2: According to the text, good thinking is a
habit. Which bad habits do you think
hinder your ability to be a good thinker?
Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 1 DQ 3: What is active listening? How do you think active listening is related
to critical thinking? (150 – 300 words)
Week 1 DQ 4: There are predictable stages through which
every critical thinker must pass. Under
what circumstances might one regress from one stage to a previous one? In your current stage of development as a critical
thinker, have you progressed or regressed to this stage? (150 – 300 words)
Week 1 DQ 5: Review the following Elder and Paul articles
in this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings:
·
“Critical
Thinking: Nine Strategies for Everyday
Life, Part I”
·
“Critical
Thinking: Nine Strategies for Everyday
Life, Part II”
Choose
one the nine strategies. How might you
apply it in your life to be a better student?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 2 DQ 1:
Select three habits that hinder from those discussed in Ch. 3 of The Art of Thinking. How have you struggled with these habits in
the past? What can you do to overcome
these habits and improve your thinking? (150
– 300 words)
Week 2 DQ 2:
Even though life is dynamic and people go through major and minor
changes almost daily, many people are resistant to change. This is especially true in the
workplace. How can critical and creative
thinking help overcome perceptual blocks that hinder thinking and productivity? If you were a manager and your employees were
struggling with an operational change, what could you do to help them overcome
their perceptual blocks and resistance? (150
– 300 words)
Week 2 DQ 3:
In the last few years, the use of blogs, wikis, and other types of
sharing websites - such as YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter – have
become increasingly popular as a means of expressing oneself and spreading
news, opinions, or ideas. What kinds of
perceptual blocks and habits that hinder thinking must people guard against
when using these types of online media?
Why is this important? (150 – 300
words)
Week 2 DQ 4:
Define thobbing from Ch. 3 of The
Art of Thinking. What strategies you
can use to prevent yourself from the practice of thobbing? (150 – 300 words)
Week 2 DQ 5:
Recall a time when your perception of a situation ended up being quite
different from the reality of the situation.
What do you think created the difference between your perception and
reality? What perceptual blocks hindered
your ability to think critically about this situation? (150 – 300 words)
Week 3 DQ 1:
Summarize the strategies for critical reading found in Ch. 4 of The Art of Thinking. How might you apply these strategies in your
life to be a better student? (150 – 300
words)
Week 3 DQ 2:
Why do you think it is important to be able to make the distinction
between a person and an idea? (150 – 300
words)
Week 3 DQ 3:
Suppose you are participation in a test audience screening panel that
must evaluate the Rachel Reid interview video, “Women in Afghanistan Turn to
Self-Immolation Over Abuse,” and its effectiveness in reaching the public and
the world. What strategies would you use
to critically view this video? Why did
you choose those strategies? (150 – 300
words)
Week 3 DQ 4:
Many psychology experts indicate that watching a lot of violence on
television can lead to observational learning of aggressive behavior. How might strategies for critical viewing
limit this influence? (150 – 300 words)
Week 3 DQ 5:
Use you favorite Internet search engine to locate a Super Bowl
Commercial from recent years. What techniques
might you use to determine if there is bias in the commercial? (150 – 300 words)
Week 4 DQ 1: The article “How to Build a Curious Child”
presents techniques to help you regain your curiosity. How might you use these techniques to help
you regain the habit of asking meaningful questions about the world around you? (150 – 300 words)
Week 4 DQ 2: Identify three key strategies that help
stimulate your imagination. How might
you use those strategies to be creative in your workplace or school? (150 – 300 words)
Week 4 DQ 3: What do you think Ruggiero means by
“creativity is an expression of mental health” (p. 97)? (150 – 300 words)
Ruggiero, V. R.
(2012). The art of thinking: A guide to
critical and creative thought. (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Week 4 DQ 4: Chapter 5 lists five characteristics of
creative people. Which one of these five
characteristics do you think best describes you? Why?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 4 DQ 5: Which of the four stages in the creative
process is most challenging for you?
Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 5 DQ 1: Chapter 7 of The Art of Thinking presents three guidelines for expressing
problems and issues. Think of a
situation in your life that challenges you.
How might you use these guidelines to help you evaluate and express your
problems or issue? (150 – 300 words)
Week 5 DQ 2: When do problems become issues? Can issues become problems? Support your answers. (150 – 300 words)
Week 5 DQ 3: Some people argue that the government should
legalize drugs, because it would eliminate the dangers associated with its
underworld existence. Examples of
dangers include gang and criminal activity, risky behavior on the part of
users, support for terrorist activities, and money laundering. Meanwhile, some oppose this view and defend
the illegality of drugs on the basis that they are harmful to the individual
and to society. Do you think this an
example of a problem becoming an issue?
Why or why not? (150 – 300 words)
Week 5 DQ 4: How can asking the right questions help you
became a more confident and successful thinker?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 5 DQ 5: Both problems and issues are best expressed
as questions; the form of the question is different for each. What is the most effective form when
expression a problem? Why? What is the most effective form when
expression an issue? Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 6 DQ 1:
Which of the steps listed in Ch. 11 of The Art of Thinking for refining your solution to a problem do you
find most difficult? Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 6 DQ 2:
It may be necessary to conduct an interview when investigating a problem
or an issue. How do you think you can be
best prepared and ensure a successful outcome when interviewing someone? (150 – 300 words)
Week 6 DQ 3:
Which of the steps for refining your resolution of an issue listed in
Ch. 13 of The Art of Thinking do you
find most difficult? Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 6 DQ 4:
The main message of the Toolwire® Learnscape videos “One Hit”
and “They Said They Lied” is that one instance of drug use may be enough to get
a person addicted or to even to kill a person. Suppose you are asked to
investigate the validity of that claim. What sources of information might you
use to conduct such an investigation? Why did you choose those sources? (150 – 300 words)
Week 6 DQ 5: How does the process of refining a solution
for a problem differ from the process of refining a solution for an issue?
Which do you think is more challenging?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 7 DQ 1: Why do you think criticism is necessary for
good critical thinking? (150 – 300
words)
Week 7 DQ 2: Chapter
10 of The Art of Thinking cautions against making assumptions. Which
of the listed assumptions that interfere with critical thinking are you most
likely to make? Why? (150 – 300
words)
Week 7 DQ 3: Why do you think it is difficult for you to
criticize your own ideas and solutions to problems and issues? (150 – 300 words)
Week 7 DQ 4: How do you think being open to criticism
might help you solve problems in your daily life? (150 – 300 words)
Week 7 DQ 5: A friend approaches you for advice. She is
debating about whether she should break up with her boyfriend of 5 years. What
types of questions would you use as you talk with her to help her make a
decision based on critical thinking rather than emotion? Why are questions such
a valuable aspect of critical thinking?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 8 DQ 1: Describe a time when your assumption about a
situation was incorrect. What do you think led to your incorrect assumption?
How did your assumption interfere with your ability to think critically about
the situation? (150 – 300 words)
Week 8 DQ 2: Use your
favorite Internet search engine to locate three automobile commercials.
Identify a fallacy used in each commercial. How are these fallacies used in the
commercials? Why do you think they were included? (150 – 300 words)
Week 8 DQ 3: Many people argue that unrealistic standards
of beauty set by celebrities and the media are a real problem for society. Men
and women are influenced by media to strive for idealistic versions of
perfection. How might you use critical thinking to help someone who is
struggling with low self-esteem and a low sense of self-worth to see beyond the
media messages they receive on a daily basis?
(150 – 300 words)
Week 8 DQ 4: In his inaugural speech, President Kennedy
used means of persuasion to win over his supporters and those who were possibly
dissatisfied with his election. Suppose you opposed President Kennedy’s ideas
and wanted to find fault with his speech. What steps would you take to evaluate
his arguments? (150 – 300 words)
Week 8 DQ 5: Chapter
12 of The Art of Thinking lists some errors that affect the acceptance
of the truth. Which of these errors are you most likely to make? Why? (150 – 300 words)
Week 9 DQ 1: Why do you think it is important to know the
reasons that people reject ideas? (150 –
300 words)
Week 9 DQ 2: Why do you think it is important to know your
audience when presenting ideas? (150 –
300 words)
Week 9 DQ 3: Chapter 14 of The Art of Thinking presents guidelines to help you become more
persuasive in your arguments. How might
you use these guidelines in presenting you ideas to others? (150 – 300 words)
Week 9 DQ 4: Why do you think timing is important when you
are building a persuasive case? (150 –
300 words)
Week 9 DQ 5: Why do you think it is important to
anticipate objections or reactions when presenting your ideas? How might this help you be more persuasive? (150 – 300 words)
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