Hanson highlights two significant shortcomings regarding critical thinking in his article on spending, the failure to clarify the concern and the failure to fully evaluate information. This essay will analyze how these shortcomings allowed Mr. Hanson to project how he feels the world may view the United States in the future.
According to Dr. Gerras, “critical thinking is the deliberate, conscious, and appropriate application of reflective skepticism.” Leaders, regardless of career field, are charged with identifying concerns, recommending solutions, and enacting agreed upon plans to drive success. The development of the problem statement sets the condition for any and all future discussions. Failure to properly identify the concern results in a recommendation that doesn’t answer the question, “what are we trying to accomplish here?” Based on Hanson’s article, staff recommendations to the President failed to answer the question of how to reduce the federal budget effectively. Speaking specifically of clarifying the concern, Hanson highlights that to strictly cut the defense force, or defense spending, fails to address the concern of the deficit accumulated in recent years. A reduction in forces does equate to a reduction in spending, however, the …show more content…
The concern remained reducing the Department of Defense spending to reduce the overall federal deficit without fully considering all options. Hanson speaks specifically to the fact that although we are spending exorbitant amounts of money to finance military operations overseas, the United States “borrowed a record nearly $5 trillion for…entitlements.” With this fact brought to light, a nation that continues to cut its defense budget, loses the ability to project its strength through the
According to Dr. Gerras, “critical thinking is the deliberate, conscious, and appropriate application of reflective skepticism.” Leaders, regardless of career field, are charged with identifying concerns, recommending solutions, and enacting agreed upon plans to drive success. The development of the problem statement sets the condition for any and all future discussions. Failure to properly identify the concern results in a recommendation that doesn’t answer the question, “what are we trying to accomplish here?” Based on Hanson’s article, staff recommendations to the President failed to answer the question of how to reduce the federal budget effectively. Speaking specifically of clarifying the concern, Hanson highlights that to strictly cut the defense force, or defense spending, fails to address the concern of the deficit accumulated in recent years. A reduction in forces does equate to a reduction in spending, however, the …show more content…
The concern remained reducing the Department of Defense spending to reduce the overall federal deficit without fully considering all options. Hanson speaks specifically to the fact that although we are spending exorbitant amounts of money to finance military operations overseas, the United States “borrowed a record nearly $5 trillion for…entitlements.” With this fact brought to light, a nation that continues to cut its defense budget, loses the ability to project its strength through the