{"id":62,"date":"2010-07-29T09:34:20","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T13:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devbbsis.local\/?p=62"},"modified":"2010-07-29T09:34:20","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T13:34:20","slug":"thinking-and-reading-critically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharpinnovationsolutions.ca\/blog\/thinking-and-reading-critically\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking and Reading Critically"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>Roland Paris, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, has a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/aix1.uottawa.ca\/%7Erparis\/critical.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summary on how to read critically<\/a> based on a 5 step CLEAR approach.<\/p>\n<p>He provides a concise explanation why critical reading is important:<\/p>\n<p>Critical reading supports critical thinking which helps reduce how much your opinions are influenced by bogus information.<\/p>\n<p>Critical reading and thinking are not the same as negative thinking. Critical thinking is doing some analysis to determine if there is sufficient and valid evidence for claims being made. Negative thinking is assuming the worst possible outcomes without analysis of other possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Rheingold and other noted educators are creating a world-class <a href=\"http:\/\/critical-thinking.iste.wikispaces.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resource for teaching critical thinking<\/a> and Internet literacies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\">Snopes.com<\/a> sheds some light on the truthfulness of common Internet rumours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roland Paris, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, has a nice summary on how to read critically based on a 5 step CLEAR approach. He provides a concise explanation why critical reading is important: Critical reading supports critical thinking which helps reduce how much your opinions are influenced by bogus information. 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