This document discusses barriers to critical thinking and provides examples. The main barriers mentioned are lack of knowledge, biases and prejudices, emotional reasoning, cultural influences, lack of practice, and cognitive biases. The document also includes sample quiz questions about barriers to critical thinking and why critical thinking is important. It concludes with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. about the importance of education teaching critical thinking.

1. Barriers- A fence or other
obstacle that prevents
movement or access.

2. Critical thinking- The objective
analysis and evaluation of an issue
in order to form a judgement.

3. These are the several
barriers that can hinder
critical thinking

4. • Lack of knowledge or
information- Critical thinking
requires a solid foundation of
knowledge on the subject matter.
Without sufficient information, it can
be challenging to analyze and
evaluate arguments effectively.

5. Biases and prejudices-our
personal biases and
prejudices can cloud our
judgement and prevent us
from considering alternative
viewpoints or evidence.

6. • Emotional reasoning- Making
decisions based solely o n
emotions rather than logical
reasoning can impede critical
thinking .It’s essential to separate
emotions from the facts and
evidence when evaluating
arguments.

7. • Cultural and societal
influences-Our culture and
societal norms can shape our
thinking and limit our ability to
think critically.It’s important to be
aware of these influences and
strive for an objective and
unbiased approach

8. Lack of practice and exposure-
Critical thinking is a skill that
requires practice and exposure to
different persperctive and
ideas.Without regular practice,our
critical thinking abilities may
become rusty.

9. Cognitive Biases-there are
various cognitive biases that can
influence our thinking, such as the
availability heuristic .

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11. 1.Why is the barriers a problem in critical
thinking?
2.Why is it important to think critically?
3.how would we avoid this barriers of
critical thinking?

12. —Martin Luther king
Jr.
“The function of education is to
teach one to think Intensively
and to critically. Intelligence plus
character –that is the goal of
education”

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Jupiter is the
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Venus is the
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Mars is actually a
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