PHIL 347 Week 8 Assignment; Journal; Ethical Decision Making

Week 8 Assignnment: Journal Student Name Chamberlain University College of Nursing Phil 347: Critical Reasoning Assignment Date Week 8 Assignnment: Journal In my first ever journal entry for this course, I described critical thinking as a method used to shape a conclusion on a topic that is without biases. I thought it was learned through books and experiences of life that we go through. There has been a little shift in my understanding of critical thought. I have had a better interpretation of the term now. To make an ethical and moral judgment, critical thinking applies comparative, ideological, and empirical reasoning. I have noticed how important critical thinking is and how much I use it. There will always be a concern that needs to be solved, and to fix it, we use critical thinking. We should be willing, as critical thinkers, to have a discussion that is greater than the surface level. Heart of the Matter I agree with the author as he defines chapters 12 , 13, and 14 as the heart of the matter. The various kinds of thought processes are framed by these chapters. It illustrates the value of critical thinking as it explains how critical thinkers should think (Facione & Glittens, 2016). The importance of linking numerous ideas is explained in chapter 12. In order to justify what is less common, comparative reasoning is described as using something common (Facione & Glittens, 2016). For a strong claim, it utilizes the four measures of acceptability. It is possible to look at comparative reasoning as pointless or low. Chapters 13 and 14 are mutually reversed. Chapter 13 describes the "top-down thinking" ideological reasoning, while chapter 14 describes the "bottom-up thinking " as empirical reasoning (Facione & Gittens, 2016). Core principles are used by ideological thinkers to suit their ideas. It is deductive and axiomatic. Empirical reasoning creates new ideas and, through methods, helps t