'Research' Category

• The Socratic Method – Critical Thinking Part 6

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on March 12, 2010

  I think this is going to be it for Critical Thinking, for now at least. The Socratic Method, in the most basic sense, is about learning by asking questions. It is also about challenging facts, viewpoints, observations, and courses of action by asking many questions, often leading to better information, knowledge, and solutions. Here is [...]

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• Is Your Information Good? Critical Thinking Part 5

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on March 9, 2010

  If you are a conspiracy theory buff, you may not want to read this. Because… the internet is host to some very bad information. You can definitely find the answer to any question, in fact several very different answers, but many answers are just crap. The internet is a repository of very, very good information [...]

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• Fallacy – Critical Thinking Part 4

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on March 5, 2010

  A fallacy is simply an error in logic. There are several kinds of logic errors that can result when people try to argue a point when the facts don’t exactly support the point. So a fallacy is not bad data but a bad conclusion.

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• Self Deception – Critical Thinking Part 3

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on March 3, 2010

  Self Deception is about believing that something is accurate when it is not.  I think it is a little more than that actually… being presented with valid evidence that your position is wrong and still refusing to give up that position. It is not unusual to deceive one’s self, we all do it.  It is [...]

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• The Value Of Critical Thinking – Part 2

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on March 1, 2010

  We talked about critical thinking a couple of days ago and I have been pondering: how in the world can I communicate why critical thinking is valuable? I am sure you agree that thinking about stuff is important.  But what are you thinking?  Are you letting your upbringing, religious ideas, set attitudes, and incorrect facts [...]

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• What Is Critical Thinking?

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on February 27, 2010

  Critical thinking is a thoughtful way of analyzing information through a variety of methods to determine the best course of action or to build a vocabulary of knowledge.  This is my own definition but there are many, many others because the idea of critical thinking is somewhat subjective.  Many people have a slightly different idea [...]

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• Good Quality Information

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on February 13, 2010

  Business of all types run on good quality information.  Information can be true, false, or subjective and sometimes you can actually prove when factual information is true or false, but often times you are looking for information that is true without being able to determine, for sure, whether it is true or false.  All you [...]

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• Google Is My Friend

  Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on December 18, 2009

  Rather than telling you specifically where to go or what specifically to do, I usually say to use Google to find things or look up information. I do this because that is what I do. Whenever I have a question of any kind that some person may know, I do a search.

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