Critical Thinking
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Avoiding this outcome in the future—How to become a critical thinker
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Think twice about the message
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This analysis isn't going to offer any answers for how to know when someone is sincere and making a true apology, but I will leave some recommendations on how to become a critical thinker. Celuch, Kozlenkova and Black explain that being a critical thinker involves a purposeful, self-regulatory process that results in reasoned judgment (255). They say that these critical thinking skills include: analysis, inference, explanation, evaluation, self-regulation, and interpretation (256).
By being more cautious and analytical, we can decipher the real meanings in a message. For example, when analyzing Trump's apology, I considered the relevancy and timing, what medium was used, what participants were involved, and what was actually said. I then compared Trump's apology to other American public apologies that were made by previous well-known politicians, and evaluated what we know an apology should be like.
Not only can we then avoid making bad judgments in the future, but critical thinking helps us decide proper responses that are more ethical and thoughtful. If there were more Americans who could properly recognize Trump's dishonesty and see how ridiculous his claims are, America would likely have elected a leader whose goal was to make social advances for everyone.
