thinking chemistry (9A)

               Critical thinking is a skill that everyone needs. Critical thinking is something used every day; it is a tool use to evaluate different things. When you go shopping you use critical thinking to decide what’s healthiest, tastiest, and most cost effective. In arguments and debates it is use to assess the validity of each argument and what has the most evidence. All in all critical thinking is used to make logical decisions in life. There are many things that are involved in critical thinking.

Critical thinking is useful because it can help people understand complex abstract concepts. It helps people be more creative and solve problems more efficiently and effectively. Critical thinking helps people overcome such logical barriers such as egocentrism, sociocentrism, unwarranted assumptions, relativistic thinking and wishful thinking. Each of these blocks logical thinking in societies and in individuals. Once someone masters critical thinking they will chose the right side of arguments, be more creative, and most relevant to college become better problem solvers.

In order to think critically you have to let go of all biases. Once you have done this you need to become secular towards all sides of any given issue or problem. Once you have a completely open mind you can think on a level few can think on. You will be able to solve difficult problems and do so creatively.

In college I have had to use critical thinking for two major problems. First is time management, I have used critical thinking to take time from classes I’m doing well in and put them towards those I’m struggling in. And secondly is in my chemistry class. It has many abstract concepts and the math is very difficult, so I have use critical thinking to solve the difficult problem and mental blocks chemistry has presented to me.