Investigating
Fair-Mindedness in Critical Thinking
Discussion Questions
A) What steps can you take to become a more fair-minded thinker?
Give an example of a time when you were not fair-minded in your
thinking.
B) Why do Paul and Elder (2012) argue for intellectual standards in
critical reasoning? Which of these standards is most difficult for
you? Why?
Requirements for Discussion Boards
Utilize and interface with the required readings to analyze and engage the discussion board questions.
Your initial post should be roughly 200 words (plus or minus 10%). Each subsequent post should be 100 words (plus or minus 10%).
Include one or two scholarly sources that are not part of the required or recommended reading for the HUM101 course. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.
Format your discussion, including all in-text citations and references, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA.
Each discussion board post (including follow-up posts) should include scholarly citations and references.
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A 300 word report on Marbury v Madison and why it was important historically.
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avid Berkowitz was known as the “Son of Sam”. He was a serial
killer in the NYC area during the span of 1976-1977. Prior to his
apprehension, the media coverage of the events were at a fever
pitch. The newspapers, to some degree, sensationalized the events
and aided in spreading a panic across the city. People were scared,
curfews were observed and it made a significant social impact. This
week, we’ll explore the effect of serial killers on society and on
criminological policy. Address the following prompts:
• What are the Son of Sam Laws and how did this case
influence them?
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Sam_law)
• In your opinion, what kind of social and
psychological pressure/effects did these crimes have on the
surrounding area?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/nyregion/07sam.html?rref=collection/ti&_r=0)
• What is “Rational Hedonism”? How does this contradict
the actions of a serial killer?
(http://www.rationalhedonism.org/ethics.html)
• We know that formal and informal social controls keep
society in check. For serial killers, do these “work”? Why/Why
not?
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what should a teacher done in the first day and week of the school? why its important
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Based on Chapter 6, Reading 18 (Page 233) of book Family in Transition by Skolnick & Skolnick
Q. Discuss some of the challenges that blended families and stepfamilies face.
The book is available for free at https://1drv.ms/b/s!Aq4Y5j0NgDNugSM0_lnXdbap4wwn
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Describe in your own words child care in America.
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The personal experience of a theorist can impact his or her choice of central personality concepts. A central concept for Adler was inferiority feelings while Horney concentrated on basic anxiety. Define and describe each concept and discuss possible links between it and the life circumstances and experiences of the theorist who proposed it.
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In your own words explain securely attached, insecurely attached, insecure resistant and insecure disorganized babies.
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Do believe that someone needs to go through all the stages of grief to resolve their emotions? Do believe that someone needs to go through all the stages of grief to resolve their emotions?
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Explain how hindsight bias and overconfidence contribute to the frequent inaccuracy of eyewitness memory.
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Choose three strategies from the “25 Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset” article and explain how you will use each strategy in your academic, personal, or professional life to help you develop a growth mindset. 1. Replace the word “failing” with the word “learning.” ? 2. Take risks in the company of others ? 3. Acknowledge and embrace imperfections
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describe the three types of testing , Does the type of testing based in the material studied ? you asking a teacher
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In your own words, how does leisure play a part in influenceing a person's identity development?
1. Taking this into consideration, how might one's leisure acitivites appear(look) like across his/her lifespan
2. Next, how might identity symbols show his/her leisure interests?
3. How did leisure influece our or your identity development?
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