Thinking Critically

Thinking is only part of the process of writing, but it is the most important one.You must concentrate on everything you are planning to focus on in your paper and add detail to the ideas you come up with. When I begin to write, I often take about 20 minutes to sit down, relax, look around me, and think about the point I'm trying to get across. I tend to over-think things most of the time, but I've come to realize this is a good thing. As I keep thinking, or get to my critical thinking stage, my beginning thoughts could change or become more detailed and firm. The point of critical thinking is to get the ideas in your head to reach their fullest potential, and to be able to expand on them. I might start out having a simple opinion on a subject, and this could lead to the discovery of a new belief for me. When it comes to politics and real world issues, I must do research before making any judgment. I read as much as I can to understand the main point, and to be able to make a potential belief. I like to base my thoughts off of proven facts or statistics. When listening to the media, I like to absorb their point of view, but at the same time not take it too seriously. Some media will make one side of the story sound better than it is, or favor them, so I believe in looking up other sources as well. I try to get information from more than 2 sources to make a more educated opinion. Other than using critical thinking is an essay or a blog, it is used on an every day basis. People may not notice this, but they are constantly thinking every single second of their lives. Basic everyday routines may cause thinking, something that stresses you out, or something that makes you happy. Whether some of their thoughts might get to the critical thinking stage or not, they are thinking about everything, and most of these thoughts get to the critical thinking stage. In this class, I would like to explore new ways to describe and make my thoughts sound more interesting, or to be able to capture my audience's attention and say things in a way everyone could relate. English 103 was specially created for critically thinking and analyzing which will help me enforce my writing skills and make my papers flow better. Critical thinking is needed to write a good paper. This will help my future career and my way of being. The first step to an educated life starts at learning to think things thoroughly. By learning to analyze my information better, I will be able to make better points, prove facts, and connect ideas to each other. Analyzing is the first step into deep thinking. You must master the art of analyzing before moving on to the bigger and better things, such as thinking critically.