. It's difficult to separate the truth from the manure. I picked up this copy of M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley's book, Asking the Right Questions - a guide to critical thinking and it is helping me sort through not only the claims made by politicians, but all the nonsense that assaults my reasoning via TV, the Internet, and other media. We are living in an age where the collective mindset of huge sections of the population can be captured by a few words on a bumper sticker. It's urgent that we wake up and start asking the right questions.
Monday, February 22, 2010
what i'm reading now
Since the 2008 election I've been thinking about the way the political parties and pundits attempt to manipulate our thinking with their slogans and sound bites
. It's difficult to separate the truth from the manure. I picked up this copy of M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley's book, Asking the Right Questions - a guide to critical thinking and it is helping me sort through not only the claims made by politicians, but all the nonsense that assaults my reasoning via TV, the Internet, and other media. We are living in an age where the collective mindset of huge sections of the population can be captured by a few words on a bumper sticker. It's urgent that we wake up and start asking the right questions.
. It's difficult to separate the truth from the manure. I picked up this copy of M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley's book, Asking the Right Questions - a guide to critical thinking and it is helping me sort through not only the claims made by politicians, but all the nonsense that assaults my reasoning via TV, the Internet, and other media. We are living in an age where the collective mindset of huge sections of the population can be captured by a few words on a bumper sticker. It's urgent that we wake up and start asking the right questions.
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Hi Wally
tell me what you think of this book " Asking the right Questions". I agree with your synopsis on how people are making their political decisions. thanks gene
Hi Gene
This is a pretty good book. It's was written primarily for college students to train them to question anything they might hear or read. It gives you the tools to analyse arguments and issues. If you get into discussions on politics, religion (god forbid) with someone you will be armed with the skill to dissect the opposing view.
C-Span asks questions and because of it, much of their Youtube posts have been scrubbed. Not liking the scubbers very much- especially the Cap&Trade bill debates.
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