Cuyamaca College Fallacies Short Journal

Hello, I have linked all the information. Please PLEASE follow his journal guidelines. I attached the guidelines to his journal as well as the articles u should use and the links to the videos needed for the journal questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qb-h0sXkH4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ronp6Iue9w

https://theconversation.com/to-combat-conspiracy-theories-teach-critical-thinking-and-community-values-147314

JOURNAL QUESTIONS:

After watching the video on five fallacies, tell me which fallacy you have encountered most in your life (either you using them, a friend using them, or encountering people in politics/media using them). Which fallacy was the least familiar to you? How can recognizing these fallacies help you become a better critical thinker?

In your own words, what is the concept of information literacy? How can the 5 steps covered in the video help you in your life beyond college?

In your own words, what were the overall findings in the “Maybe a Free Thinker..” reading? Why do you think they found a different outcome for the subjective measure of critical Thinking vs the objective measure?

Most people will say they are critical thinkers if you ask them, but most people do not actually use critical thinking techniques in their discourse or decision-making. What do you think causes this disconnect between belief and action? Give an example of actions that demonstrate that a person is actually using critical thinking in their lives (make sure to incorporate concepts from the readings)?

What suggestions are given in the reading “To Combat Conspiracy Theories…” to combat the spread of misinformation? Do you think these suggestions could succeed? Why or why not?

What do you think are the 3 biggest social problems facing your community right now? For each, on a scale of 1-10 (where 1 is easy and 10 is impossible), how hard do you think it would be to solve each problem?