The chapter of critical thinking really opened up my eyes to tactics I didn’t even think I was using and I was. Myself as a writer, I naturally want my audience to agree with me. Ad hominem attacks is all about attacking your opponent. In writing, you try to convince your audience that your thoughts are better than someone else’s to get them to understand where you are coming from. This chapter in general made me realize how many of these tactics I use just to justify myself.
Reading these few chapters, I have come to the conclusion open mindedness is key when writing. You have to think about where other people are coming from, not just your opinions. It’s all about deepening your thought process. Many times I find myself procrastinating. The “Writer’s Block” describes this “dysfunction” very well. Personally, I can take a lot from this chapter with just organizing my thoughts by breaking a project into parts. Knowing myself, I need to have a 1, 2, 3, step by step, process. Distractions are the biggest problem when it comes to doing any sort of paper. The techniques that were given will definitely help in the long run.
Either way, I seek advice from my peers and teachers because I’m a perfectionist. The chapter of talking with experts really stands out to me because they actually know how to help and what to say to make you understand where they are coming from. Overall, these chapters gave very vivid directions how to write a successful paper which will help throughout the years of schooling.
Being able to see a distant goal but then create a series of steps for getting to that goal is a vital critical thinking skill. One of the best places to learn it is in video games that require strategy, I kid you not.
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