I've been studying this critical thinking course and I'm a little disappointed. The material seems to be applicable in an academic environment and doesn't really have real world application. Maybe that didn't come out right. What I mean is that it's great for writing research papers and theses. But for figuring out things like bypassing a barrier to entry for a business...it just doesn't really cater to that.
I'm not through the course yet. I haven't even got to the part about argument mapping. The fact that there's a chapter on argument mapping is precisely what I'm talking about. I don't want to be analysing people's arguments all the god damn time. A lot of the focus so far has been on semantics. Maybe I made a mistake by taking this course. I should've gone for something more tuned to problem solving. I don't wanna be some wise ass behind a fucking computer screen. Just what the hell are the benefits of critical thinking?
I'm not through the course yet. I haven't even got to the part about argument mapping. The fact that there's a chapter on argument mapping is precisely what I'm talking about. I don't want to be analysing people's arguments all the god damn time. A lot of the focus so far has been on semantics. Maybe I made a mistake by taking this course. I should've gone for something more tuned to problem solving. I don't wanna be some wise ass behind a fucking computer screen. Just what the hell are the benefits of critical thinking?
8000 years before Jesus, the Egyptian god Horus said, "I am the way, the truth, the life."
