1) One paragraph summary of the key idea summarizing
the topic of the week.
This week, we basically talked about Reason. Reason
is defined as the power to think in such a way that we
proceed from what we know to what we do not yet know.
Reason is also the last and most important kind of
knowledge. The other two being experience and
Authority. A couple of other key topics that we
covered this week were: The Five Common Thinking
Errors. These five errors are 1) Non sequitur meaning
"it does not follow". One Example from the text is -
All men are mortal Socrates was a man so therefore all
men are Socrates. It doesn't follow logically.
2)False/Vague premises are things that cannot or may
not be true. 3) Ad Hominem which literally means
against the person, can be show when someone attacks
another with words. 4) Begging the Question means
that someone tries to demonstrate a point by already
assuming something is true and an example of this
would be "I believe God exists because he created us."
5) Red Herrings are basically something that comes
up that is completely off topic and is used to change
the subject.
2) List and explainthree of the most important ideas
you want to remember from this week.
1) The five common thinking errors the five examples
shown above.
2)Five steps to critical thinking a) know the facts
b)remember the principle of contradiction c) Define
your terms d) Be intellectually humble f)Look for
different perspectives.
3) The process of reasoning a) Perceiving b)
Categorizing c) Evaluating d) Symbolizing e) Testing
3) One image of that reminds you of the topic.
Attribute, link, your source
I thought that this movie was a great example of how
our mind is a very powerful too.
4) One good question you should keep with your to
ponder. Why do we have trouble stopping bad habits such as
eating or drinking soda?
5) What should you try to do to make you a better
person, a more faithful person, form this study.
If I tell myself and really believe that I can do well
at school, then I should be able to do well in school