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Throughout this course, you’ve learned about the elements of critical thinking, what characteristics a good critical thinker has, and the many ways you can use effective critical thinking skills in all aspects of your life.

You will take all you have learned and apply it to a real-world scenario for this WRITING. Practicing your critical thinking skills in this way allows you to demonstrate what you have learned. Your ability to recognize and overcome the barriers to critical thinking, evaluate arguments, solve complex problems, and make decisions are skills you will use throughout your academic and professional careers. You will use these skills in your personal life too, whether you’re setting life goals or just living your best life.

350- to 700-word reflection on the scenario, using the ATTACHED*TEMPLATE Read the template carefully before you start . It has important information about what to include in each PARA. Be sure you demonstrate your critical thinking abilities in your responses to the questions and ensure your WRITING flows well from topic to topic.

Note: The Reflection Template is formatted for you. You do not need to make any changes to the format.

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Often the most important paragraph in the entire essay, the introduction grabs the reader’s attention—sometimes a difficult task for academic writing. Triple-click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your introduction.

Elements of Critical Thinking

In this paragraph, focus on the elements of critical thinking apparent in the scenario. What barriers to critical thinking were apparent? Review Paragraph 2 of the scenario and Weeks 1 and 2 course content. How were the barriers to critical thinking presented? Do you believe that Sally possesses characteristics of a good critical thinker? Why or why not? Review the entire scenario and consider her handling of barriers, reason, emotion, communication, and fallacies when you answer. Replace this text with a well-developed paragraph including a topic sentence and transitions. Triple-click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your 1st body paragraph.

Reason, Emotion, and Communication

In this paragraph, focus on the role that reason, emotion, and communication play in the scenario. How does Sally demonstrate reasoning in this scenario? How did emotion affect Sally’s critical thinking? Review Paragraphs 2-4 to look at reason and emotions in the scenario and the course content in Week 2. What type of communication style does Sally use while at dinner with her colleagues? Why do you believe this? Review Paragraph 2 of the scenario and Week 2 course content. Replace this text with a well-developed paragraph including a topic sentence and transitions. Triple-click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your 2nd body paragraph.

Fallacies and Argument

In this paragraph, you will explain the fallacies and arguments presented in the scenario. What fallacies are present in the scenario? Review Paragraph 4 of the scenario and Week 3 course content. What is the main argument presented? Do you believe the argument is valid? Why or why not? Review Paragraph 4 of the scenario and Week 4 course content. Replace this text with a well-developed paragraph including a topic sentence and transitions. Triple-click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your 3rd body paragraph.

Conclusion

The concluding paragraph summarizes the key points from the supporting paragraphs without introducing any new information. Triple-click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your conclusion.