Attacking Faulty Reasoning

The first sentence of the paragraph is describing the nature of the surrounding countryside of a plain in central France, using fancy terminology and descriptive language such as “buttressed by purplish mountains on the east, the rolling hill country of central France is both beautiful and strategic.” The author seems to be trying to set up something bigger, and I feel like something of a greater nature is going to come up. Judging by the way that it is worded and the implication of the word…

Humans tend to judge and hate each other a lot without even having a reason, people are brought up to be those who are different people like to assume and jump to conclusions about people they really don't know. When people are taught to dislike someone because of the way they think they act or because they're different it really causes many problems in the world. Humans should get to know each before making such assumptions. Everyone, although they may seem different, almost everyone is the…

Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the process of objectively evaluating evidence or facts. For me, this means gathering information and assessing what is relevant to the problem that needs to be solved, the decision that needs to be made, or the information that needs to be evaluated. One form of critical thinking uses a series of steps to evaluate information when solving a problem and when making decisions. Another form of critical thinking uses a series of questions to evaluate…

fifth edition (WISC-V). The areas of cognitive processing ability measured include crystallized intelligence, short-term memory, visual-spatial processing, reasoning ability, and processing speed. The subtests measure different cognitive processing abilities combine to form five index scores: Verbal Comprehension, Visual-Spatial, Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory and Processing Speed which all together make up the Full-Scale IQ score. Matthew obtained a score of 97 (42nd percentile), which falls…

It is known that as age increases, some cognitive and physical abilities may deteriorate. In a longitudinal research study by Schaie and Willis, three targeted abilities, memory, reasoning, and speed of processing, have been shown to deteriorate with age, beginning on average in the mid-sixties (Schaie & Willis, 2013). One cognitively demanding task is driving. The elderly could find it difficult to perform adequately while driving because of their loss in cognitive ability. Many states have…

One of the things that I still have a hard time trying to understand is racism. I ask myself many times why people can’t get along with each other and put aside their differences for once and just to treat everyone equal. I also think about how unrealistic it is to ask for something so simple because people will always judge no matter how many movements or speeches you make, or how much you try to stop it because people stick to their beliefs and are ignorant to change even if it is for good.…

Unit 3 Discussion In mathematics, squaring a number is basically multiplying it by itself. It is simply impossible for two different numbers, when squared, to give the same results, because all positive real numbers have two square roots; a positive and a negative. For instance, in the following problem,(x^2=4) although it may seem as (x = 2) is the only solution, that is not true. If you solve using the Square Root Property, you can conclude that there are two solutions; (x = 2 or x = -2). In…

Critical Response to Sources Paper: Take Home Test The application of critical thinking skills allows individuals to make rational connection concerning different perspectives, evaluate arguments and discern discrepancies in reasoning. Thus, it is imperative to think critically to initiate the process of full personal development. In the articles; Shaw (2016), Boyne (2009) and Sofo et al (2010), each author reveal the relativism of critical thinking in each subject matter they addressed and…

Do what you love by Steve Jobs infers that you should do what you love no matter what. There are three opinion by college students that break down and analyze with there own opinions and information to back there points. These are no the best analysis and heres why. “Your time is limited, so done waste it living someone else’s life”. Steve jobs explains that he would not have been as successful as he was and have been able to keep going if he didn’t love what he did. jobs clearly states that”…

1. How would you define critical thinking? When it comes to critical thinking, as public safety officers, our number one priority is to do what is in the best interest of the public. Further, always put the communities interest first, even above the personal interest of the first responder. Moreover, when confronted with a critical decision take a minute to contemplate some basic questions, what is the best or worst-case scenario, is there more information, see if there is a counter-argument…