HUM 111 Assumptions and Fallacies

HUM/111

What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking?

Assumptions are beliefs or ideas of something with no proof of evidence. Assumptions interfere with our critical thinking because we aren't utilizing our skills to our best knowledge. It hinders individuals to think critical because we have that perpetual block that stops us from looking at every angle of the equation. We allow our assumptions to take direction instead of preventing and looking at the situation to choose the truth about the situation. In order to avoid using assumptions we need to examine all evidence to make our argument valid. Also we need to be more open minded...