Title: Informed Knowledge, Opinion, and Critical Thought. – SociologicalYoungster
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Informed Knowledge, Opinion, and Critical Thought.
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Content: Informed knowledge is different from an opinion. If an individual takes the time to research and relay information from a reliable, creditable source, they are informed. In other words, they know what they are talking about and their knowledge is credible. Moreover, an opinion is a belief, or a view that is established on something. It is usually based on a limited amount of evidence and may or may not be true. To illustrate the difference between informed knowledge and opinion I will use the example of movie ratings. If I was to watch a movie with someone and I say, “this movie must be rated among the top 50 movies of all time”, without viewing movie charts, that is my opinion; however, I would have informed knowledge if I examined the movie ratings from film critics and organizations (IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes) and saw that the movie was rated in the top 50. This is where critical thought becomes important. Anyone can form an opinion about anything including religion, global warming, human rights, among many other topics;