Title: Critical Thinking and The Socratic Method - Freedom's Reach
Headings: Critical Thinking and The Socratic Method
Critical Thinking and The Socratic Method
Preface:
American Resilience
Our culture has achieved so much in its short 243-year life.
The Fundamental Truth of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is our guide to finding Truth.
Who is it that will determine what is false and fake vs. what is True and genuine?
Demand for the Socratic Method
The Classical Version
The Modern Version
The Obligation to Fact-Check
“With Great Power comes Great Responsibility.”
In God we trust, all others we verify!
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Content: However, the key importance of critical thinking is that it can be used to discern the authenticity of the information we receive, whether from television, books, the evening news, our closest friends, or even strangers on social media. It is the skill we use to help us avoid the lies, deceit, and deplorable ideas that come from even seemingly irreproachable people. Critical thinking is our guide to finding Truth. However, it isn’t about the knowledge you gain, the experiences you’ve had, nor the gifts you may have been born with that determine its strength (even if you were born with a photographic memory or a brain faster than a calculator ), instead, it all depends on how every person uses their gifts in tandem. It is the process of giving someone the benefit of the doubt in the moment, but then verifying the information before sharing it with someone else. It is understanding that what you see and hear may not always be the whole Truth. In a world where the entirety of human history and understanding is accessible from a single device we can keep in our pocket, we still struggle as a culture to answer even the simplest questions. Critical thinking is a skill that too many have chosen to ignore and it is the reason society is experiencing so much confusion today. With the proliferation of internet-connected devices, the vast majority of people receive the bulk of their news and information from newspaper headlines, Op-Ed articles, or even Facebook posts. Instead of looking into the issue themselves and attempting to discern why the argument for such and such is being made, many choose to simply accept what they read at face value, usually because it just sounds good, appeals to their emotions, or is consistent with their simple world view.