Reasonings

Towards the beginning of the semester, we talked about inductive and deductive reasoning. I know that we talked about that it for quite sometime, but I could use a little more discussion on this topic. I was able to differentiate inductive reasoning from the deductive reasoning. but never fully understood every aspect of it. I think that we should be able to learn how to discuss and explain it without referring to the text, but I still do not feel confident doing that regarding this subject matter. Maybe if a little more time was spent on it and a few more exercises aside from writing a post on it would have been a little more efficient in helping students like me who are a little confused about the topic to understand it a little better. Aside from this, every other topic of discussion was easy to grasp and apply to our daily lives.

Class Reflections

Personally, I enjoyed taking an online class. One of the things I probably enjoyed the most is being able to voice my opinion through writing and having our fellow students read and criticize what we have to say. I especially enjoyed this because the topics we discussed are suitable for today's issues. Another factor that I liked is that we got the opportunity to take our tests online. It was convenient and nice to take it whenever it is best for us and in the comfort of our own home. What I did not like about the class are the group projects. Not everyone in the class participates as much as one person would. It was more difficult to keep in contact with someone from a group and get the work done efficiently. I prefer to work by myself or in pairs. I think that is one way that the class can be improved. We can have smaller groups so it would be easier for students to get together and work on it. Aside from that, I thoroughly enjoyed the class.

Learned Lessons

Over the course of the semester, we as a class went over many topics. One of the things that I learned is to be a better critical thinker. This course allowed us to digest the different techniques to go about discussing critical topics, especially those that we are faced with nowadays. What stuck out to me the most that I learned is the impact of the social media to all of us. I always have had some understanding of it, but the course reminded me of how it truly affects us and how we should handle them being the critical thinkers that we are. Since the social media is one of the strongest influences we have, we need to be aware of how to handle them the right way. Another topic is studying the validity of an argument. I think that arguing, or defending your stance, is always a part of our everyday lives. Sometimes it may be a casual argument among you and your friends, but other times it could be a little more serious, such as arguing your point with your boss or co-workers to try to prove that you are suitable for your job. I think that we learned a lot of valuable information in this course and we should all put it to use to be the best version of critical thinkers that we can be.