CRITICAL THINKING

NAME: ROHALIZA BINTI ALI SUBJECT: LANGUAGE LECTURER: MR.ILHAM

INTRODUCTION
Critical thinking is often called independent thinking.Judgemental thinking or evalutive thinking to get a feel on what critical thinking is all about,evalute the following statement. Thinking about your own thinking.

RECOGNIZING IMPRECISE LANGUAGE

VAGUENESS OVERGENERALITY AMBIGUITY

VAGUENESS
Vagueness - Usage of words in a sentence that is shadowy or not clear. Example: Anyone behaving indifferently will be punished (How is indifferent?) Middle-aged people are not allowed to enter (middleage does not provide any specifics. 35? 50?)

OVERGENERAITY
Overgenerality - A scope that is too wide will not contribute to clarity, but otherwise. Example: mother: Where are you going? amiey: Out. (Where?) Father: When will you be back, son? Son: Later (When exactly?) Lisa: What were you drinking at the party? Siti: A beverage. (Pepsi? Liquor? What?)

AMBIGUITY
Ambiguity Using words that have more than one meaning will cause imprecision; or worse, miscommunication! Example: Atan went to the bank (river bank? Sperm bank? Bank (a local slang for toilet)?) Newspaper ad: Dog for sale. Eats everything and especially fond of children. (The dog likes to eat children or likes children?) Headline: Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian takes over. (Veterinarian tries to resolve the problem by mating with the panda??)

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