CRTW201 Winthrop University Bad Decision Made Analysis

Topic: Choose one bad decision you made in the past. (Ex.: You racked up $3000.00 on a credit card in six months; you made friends with a group of kids in high school that repeatedly led you into bad situations; you trusted someone who was obviously untrustworthy; you bought a car you couldn’t afford; you took three upper-level language courses at the same time; you misjudged or mistreated someone; you made a significant life decision to please another person instead of doing what was best for yourself, etc.) This decision can be one that had serious negativeconsequencesor it can be one that had less dire consequencesbut was still misguided in some way.

Once you have chosen your mistake, you will analyze the thought that went into your decision-making process from the perspective of the Elements of Reasoning and the Impediments to Critical Thinking.

Think about what led you to make this decision, how you got into the situation, what caused you to miss obvious informationor draw the wrong conclusions, what assumptionsallowed you to draw certaininferences, how your point of viewblocked you from seeing things from another person’s perspective, and so on for each Element. Each time you introduce a new Element, Standard, or Impediment in your paper, type it in bold face type. If citing Nosich or any other source, use correct MLA documentation.

Explore deeply the thought process that led you to make the mistake. You must include all eight Elements and at least two of the Impediments and analyze them deeply. As you consider each Element, also think about alternativesthat would have led you to assess the situation in a more productive way. For instance, what other informationcan you see now that you didn’t see at the time? What other conclusionscould you have drawn? What Impediments led you to miss certain obvious clues or draw wrong conclusions? What was your purposein making the decision, and what should your purposehave been, instead? What questionsat issue did you consider, and which ones did you ignore? Your thesis should explain why your thinking was flawed or what specifically you should have done differently.

Reflect upon and articulate your own beliefs and assumptionsin an effort to understand what you took for granted, and consider the consequencesof this reflection. Think about your thinking. I encourage you to not settle on the first idea that comes to mind. Get beyond the easy or surface implicationsand use the tools of metacognition to push your thinking to where it gets interesting. Your first response may be adequate, but is not often insightful. Examine the values, beliefs, and habits which are a part of this topic and make connections to the nature and quality of life.

 

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