Overview
Name the first point that is a part of the definition of Critical Thinking
What is Gathering Information?
Name the last 3 of the 8 Elements of Reasoning
What are Assumptions, Implications, and Point of View?
Name 2 of the points used when Practicing Critical Thinking
Any 2 of the following:
What are clear, true, specific, relevant, complete, fair?
Name 3 of the 4 High Risk Elements
Any of the following:
What are Clear Purpose Alignment, Fact-Based Information, Unchecked Assumptions, and Second-Hand Challenges?
Critical Thinking: active habit or passive reaction
What is an active habit?
State the question asked when determining the Information element
What is what verifiable facts and evidence exist?
Name 2 of the Universal Intellectual Standards
What are and of the following:
Clarity, Accuracy, Precision, Relevance, Depth and Breadth, and Logic and Fairness?
State the definition of Second-Hand Challenges
What is the ripple effects of tomorrow created by a solution to a problem now?
What do we Ask Questions?
What is so we can make observations and accurate conclusions based on a issue, statement, or scenario?
Name the first element of the 8 Elements of Reasoning and explain the question that is asked along with it.
What is Purpose: What ultimate goal are we striving to achieve?
State the question asked when determining the Depth and Breadth standard
What is What am I missing?
Which ONE of the 4 High Risk Elements is harmful for Critical Thinking or Leadership and why
What is Unchecked Assumptions: It is harmful because it is the main source of leadership failure in CAP due to unchecked possible issues or problems, which create blind spots for the people that are trying to solve the larger situation?
What is the Self Check Standard?
What is a standard used to make sure members are using factual evidence and being clear and concise enough for cadets to understand the material?
State the question asked when determining the Inferences element
What is What logical conclusions can we derive?
Why should we as members of CAP Practice Critical Thinking?
We should Practice Critical Thinking so we can understand what steps need to be taken when solving problems or answering questions in our lives.
Explain Fact-Based Information
What is decisions based on verified data, field reports, and observations, not just unverified information that are claimed as "facts"?
Define Holding High Standards
What is Testing plants against the Universal Intellectual Standards before acting?
Explain why we use the 8 Elements of Reasoning in CAP
We use these elements so we can reason out any problems we come upon using the right steps so we can reach a logical final statement or end point.
Name an example or scenario where Critical Thinking would need to be practiced in CAP
What is solving problems during a mission, answering or solving issues as a flight, or working out differences during harmful situations, whether it be a physical fight between cadets or a small spit?
State the question asked along with Second-Hand Challenges
What is What new challenges does your solution create tomorrow?