5 tips to improve your critical thinking - Samantha Agoos
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Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of problems.
Read the scenario below and respond to the prompt that follows. Two candidates are running for President of the United States. One candidate advocates for reducing corporate taxes to incentivize businesses to open in the US, fostering the economy. The opposing candidate wishes to increase corporate tax rates to use the revenue to address domestic issues like education. Describe why it is valuable and beneficial to the decision-making process to explore both political perspectives prior to casting your vote.
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- Educator Samantha Agoos
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