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Chapter 7 - Critical Thinking Impacts Our Everyday Lives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2019

By
Heather A. Butler  and
Diane F. Halpern
Edited by
Robert J. Sternberg  and
Diane F. Halpern
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
Diane F. Halpern
Affiliation:
Claremont McKenna College, California
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Summary

Critical thinking impacts many outcomes in our everyday lives, from making trivial decisions about whether or not to forward a news story on Facebook to making important decisions about which cancer treatment to undergo. This chapter defines critical thinking and gives readers a list of critical thinking skills and dispositions to aspire to. Outcomes in numerous domains of life such as science, health, education, politics, and social media, and how those outcomes might be impacted by critical thinking, are discussed. The chapter also touches on contemporary issues, such as echo chambers, which might limit thinking and the deep comprehension of important issues.

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critical thinkingeveryday outcomesreal-world outcomesreasoning
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Critical Thinking in Psychology , pp. 152 - 172
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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