A Professor Intent on Teaching for Critical Thinking Uses Exercises

question 50

Essay

A professor intent on teaching for critical thinking uses exercises that require students to consider the possible merits of ideas or points of view that they may find unsettling or jarring. The professor argues that such teaching practices are essential to develop one's ability to think critically. Based on your understanding on ways to improve one's critical thinking, explain why the professor is correct.

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Definitions:

Sulfonamides

A group of synthetic antibiotics that contain the sulfonamide group and are used to treat bacterial infections.

Analgesics

Medications designed to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness.

Diuretics

Medications designed to increase urine production to help reduce excess fluid in the body.

Excretory

Pertaining to the process of eliminating waste products from the body's metabolism.