Phl 458 Critical And Critical Thinking Research Paper
Critical and Creative Thinking in Society
Mario L. Gabriel
PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking
April 1, 2015
Dr. Charles Flowers
Job Related A situation that required critical thinking and reasoning that could have been handled better of personnel management in the workplace selecting the right person for the job. The team constructed of six personnel and the situation required only four. Management not paying attention to the personnel that is on leave and would not be present for the additional events happening that week. Management could have used critical thinking and adjust the personnel to fill in the position for the missing personnel to cover down on the events. Management ignored the requirement for the events and …show more content…
Free will is a voluntary decision and an independent choice. It is the “capacity to respond in ways that oppose even the strongest influences” (Ruggiero, 2012). People possess free will. This is the reason why people’s decisions are unpredictable. Free will helps a person form thoughts. No matter the pressure or force placed on a person, the person will act on his or her own free will when making decisions. Truth is “the reality of the matter, as distinguished from what people wish so, believes to be son, or assert to be so” (Ruggiero, 2012). Truth is a fact. It does not change, only our knowledge change. Forming thoughts based on truth discards any doubt and places the evidence on the subject. Knowledge is what understood and known to be true. Thoughts formed through knowledge obtained through experience, observation, and report from others. Opinions are “intensely personal” (Ruggiero, 2012). It is a personal way to express ones judgment. Thoughts formed through opinions are mostly personal perceptions of how they interpret or believe the idea is (Ruggiero, …show more content…
The normal reason why we reject change in my line of work is the older ways worked and produced good results. A good example is using computers to record and track information, but we try not to understand the process of how Microsoft applications work to generate faster results. The denial of change slows down growth and progress of technology adapting to society advancements. The best way to overcome resistance is sit back and analyze the situation by using the decision-making process to achieve the best
Mario L. Gabriel
PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking
April 1, 2015
Dr. Charles Flowers
Job Related A situation that required critical thinking and reasoning that could have been handled better of personnel management in the workplace selecting the right person for the job. The team constructed of six personnel and the situation required only four. Management not paying attention to the personnel that is on leave and would not be present for the additional events happening that week. Management could have used critical thinking and adjust the personnel to fill in the position for the missing personnel to cover down on the events. Management ignored the requirement for the events and …show more content…
Free will is a voluntary decision and an independent choice. It is the “capacity to respond in ways that oppose even the strongest influences” (Ruggiero, 2012). People possess free will. This is the reason why people’s decisions are unpredictable. Free will helps a person form thoughts. No matter the pressure or force placed on a person, the person will act on his or her own free will when making decisions. Truth is “the reality of the matter, as distinguished from what people wish so, believes to be son, or assert to be so” (Ruggiero, 2012). Truth is a fact. It does not change, only our knowledge change. Forming thoughts based on truth discards any doubt and places the evidence on the subject. Knowledge is what understood and known to be true. Thoughts formed through knowledge obtained through experience, observation, and report from others. Opinions are “intensely personal” (Ruggiero, 2012). It is a personal way to express ones judgment. Thoughts formed through opinions are mostly personal perceptions of how they interpret or believe the idea is (Ruggiero, …show more content…
The normal reason why we reject change in my line of work is the older ways worked and produced good results. A good example is using computers to record and track information, but we try not to understand the process of how Microsoft applications work to generate faster results. The denial of change slows down growth and progress of technology adapting to society advancements. The best way to overcome resistance is sit back and analyze the situation by using the decision-making process to achieve the best