Professor King, what exactly is critical thinking?
金教授,确切地说到底什么是批判性思考?
Well, when you read critically,
当你进行批判性阅读的时候,
you should assess the writer's ideas and think about the applications and the conclusions of what the writer is saying.
你应该随时对作者的想法作出评价,并对作者写作内容的应用和结论进行思考。
Can you give me an example?
您能给我一个例子吗?
When you read an academic text,
当你阅读一篇学术文章的时候,
first you should identify the argument and work out the writer's main line of reasoning.
首先你应该找到论点,并确定作者的主要论证思路。
OK. What then?
恩。接下来呢?
Try to analyze and criticize the argument.
试着去对论点进行分析和批判。
I see.
我明白了。
That's why you often ask whether the argument is presented in a logical way.
难怪您经常问我们论证是否有逻辑了。
Right! Then assess the evidence the writer gives you.
对!然后对作者给出的论据进行评估。
That may be in the form of figures, survey results, examples, etc.
作者提供的论据可以是以数字、调查结果、样本等等为形式。
How about the writer's conclusions?
那么作者得出的结论呢?
Ask yourself if they are supported by the evidence.
问问你自己作者的结论是否有论据支撑。
Got it, thanks, Professor King.
我懂了,谢谢金教授。
Remember, the key to critical thinking is to read actively
记住,批判性思考的关键在于主动阅读,
and keep asking yourself questions rather than just accepting.
并不断地向自己提问,而不是简单的接受。