Critical Thinking and Ethics

Critical Thinking with Ethics

Trina Lisitsin

GEN 201

Jan 9, 2016

William Stewart

Critical Thinking with Ethics

Critical thinking skills are extremely important in developing a successful career. Critical thinking is a form of analysis and determination of fact vs. fiction. This means that you take down all the facts to narrow down a problem. In critical thinking there are six types of thinking. They are as follows; remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. (Ellis, 2014) 

Remembering is the process in which you recall key terms, facts or events. Understanding is being able to explain the idea in your own words. Applying is when you use an idea to achieve a desired result. To analyze you divide things into groups or steps. Evaluating is making a critique in order to stand behind a stance on your ideas. Lastly, can I create something with this idea?  

Critical thinking is important for situations where logic needs to be used to solve a problem. Critical thinking is a form of problem solving. Someone with good critical thinking skills can examine both sides of an argument,  while they also look at the evidence to support either of the two arguments. For one to be skilled at using critical thinking to solve problems, they need to acknowledge and throw out any bias they may have on a certain subject or problem.

Critical thinking is more than just your memory to memorize things. It is a system that allows you to think independently and logically. Individuals that have strong critical thinking skills tend to lean toward solutions to problems that are very logical. These individualsare not set on either side of the issue. They tend to look at things from all sides.

According to my Ethical Lens Inventory Report my preferred lens is the relationship lens.  I use my reasoning skills (rationality) to determine what processes and systems should be put into place to assure fairness and justice for all in the community (equality).  My blind spot is over confidence in the process. This means that often times I trust in the process to much because I believe that a consistent process results in a just outcome for all. However, because I have thought carefully about what is right in a given situation, I tend to assume that my way is best and unintentionally abuse power as I impose my will on others for their own good