Week3and4, A Field Guide to Critical Thinking

James Letts guide to critical thinking using the six simple rules tofollow when considering any claim are helpful for one to begin topractice critically, especially when one is not used to think beyondthe boundaries. For exaple, names these rules "FilChers" which eachletter represents Falsifiability, logic, Compnsiveness, Honesty,Replicability and Sufficiency. He states that if these rules areapplied to any evidence that offers a claim,than no one will be ableto steal ones belief. He calls this the Filch-Proof.I found this article helpful in my situation, because Im not acritical thinker,only because Im afraid that people will judge me forthinking differently than others. Im not sure if it is because Imafraid of saying something wrong or if it is because I dont want tobe wrong so I can make people feel better. Maybe that is why it hastaken me so long to take a critical thinking class. As long as Ihave proof and evidence to back up my claim. As I was reading thearticle, I found that I use one of the rules constantly in my mathclass. For exaple, the rule Logic, states that any arguement offeredas evidence in support of any claim must be found. The author usedcounter exaple, which a claim is true if and only if its true in allcases. Hopefully I can learn to retain Mr Letts rules to help me usemy critical thinking skills without doubting if Im wrong or right.