Name: ESPIRITU, Wency R.

Year/Section: BAAC-2A

Reflection 1F

Every single day, even though we do not want to, we are still obliged to at least make a

decision that will keep us moving forward. These decisions might be small, or as big as

something that can change our lives forever. This is the reason why one should know

how and when to use critical thinking for us to be able to have a rational judgement.

There are few steps for us to be able to have a better decision and judgement, and it

includes first the; Workout your question. Working out your question means that you are

to scrutinize what you are looking for. It is important for you to focus only on one specific

goal to achieve for you to be able to plot all the plans that you will be taking as soon as

you identify what you are looking for. Next is you have to; Assemble your information.

Life is full of possibilities, and if there is one that is considered as infinite, that would be

the information we encounter every single day. Once you determine your specific

question, you will be able to filter out all the information that is relevant and helpful for

your decision making. After you gather and scrutinize information, all you have to do is

to; Apply the information. You have to know yourself whether all your information is

enough for you to already come up with a rational judgement. Next is you have to have;

Implication analysis. This just means to look for the long-term effect of the decision that

you are trying to make. Make sure that you have gone through all the possible short-

term and long-term effects that you might encounter once you choose this one decision.
Lastly, you have to; Explore different points of view. Knowing what other people think

about something will allow you to have alternatives. Their opinion might change your

perspective, but you have to remember that it is never wrong to accept other people’s

point of view even if it is opposite of yours.

The steps mentioned above will now guarantee you to have an easy decision making,

but these steps will definitely help you to have better results when it comes to making

decisions. To make a conclusion about the video, the video just simply taught us on

how to have rational judgements using critical thinking.