critical thinking workouts

Critical Thinking WORKOUTS

Intro Claims0 1 2

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WORKOUT #1

Claims We Make

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Critical Thinking WORKOUTS

Dogs and cats are animals.

Some animals are mammals.

My favorite dogs are GREAT DANES.

Giving your dog lots of love and affection will

make him a good dog.

Vegetables grow in soil.

Vegetables come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

My favorite vegetable is green beans. Spinach is the best-tasting leafy green.

Vegetables grow best in organic soil.

Eating vegetables will keep you healthy.

Flowers grow in soil.

Flowers come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

The prettiest flowers are orchids.

Giving someone flowers shows how much you care

about them.

facebook was started by a college student.

facebook has 400 million users!

facebook has improved my social life.

facebook is changing how people work, live, and play for the next generation.

facebook is the best social network tool.

Guitar Hero is a video game.

Guitar Hero comes with different bands & songs.

Playing Guitar Hero decreases the likelihood that you’ll really learn to play the

guitar.

The best Guitar Hero song to play is by SOAD.

Cars were invented in the 20th century.

Sports cars come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

My favorite car is a Chevrolet Camaro .

The Maserati is too futuristic to be as popular as the

Camaro.

Pop music started in the 20th century.

Pop is short for popular.

Rihanna is one of the best pop stars right now.

Beyonce is sooo pretty!!

POP music stays popular because it reflects

contemporary trends of each decade.

Lady Gaga will be the Madonna of today.

What do you want to prove?

OPINIONFACT

claim

something (an interpretation

about the world) that

really wants to be true…but is

arguable

Not Dead

Not Alive

Zombies

something in between?

claim = like the zombies

TRUE FALSE

*wants to be true

I want to live!

What do I think I know?

What am I trying to prove?

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