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Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Kevin Gattas
University of Phoenix
PHL/251
Michael Myers
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Utilizing a Systematic Approach to Thinking
Abstract
The paper reviews the ban that the government puts on the citizens. Many governments around
the world put a restriction or ban on items for multiple reasons and many efforts. The first
section discusses the pros and cons of many different government bans. This sections is to
generalize the idea that not all bans are one sided. The second section gives my opinion on
whether or not I agree with these bans along with logical process and personal experience. The
last section reflects the process of critical thinking I used to come to a conclusion to the idea of
government banning.
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Should we decide for ourselves whats best or should we leave it up to the government to
decide for us? In some cases, this could be a good thing. For example, China put a ban on game
consoles back in 2000 because in certain parts of China, inmates where forces to play online role
playing games so the government could sell the items they obtained to other players. However, in
Greece they banned video games on a law they passed to crack down on gambling machines but
the law was written so broadly that it covered all forms of gaming machines. This lead to an
arrest of someone playing a game at an internet caf that didnt have any gambling at all. These
are laws that the government believe to help improve the cause of their nation one way or
another with limited or any concern of the general publics opinion. What if the law is to protect
an endangered species or even a location? How about the lives of others which can be
incidents where the safety of the public is more important than the message that is being sent
while driving, which puts many in extreme danger. When it comes to land preservation,
sometimes even the locals dont have a say. Yellowstone National Park officials limit the
electronic intrusions in the park by banning cellphone towers in the campgrounds and
recommended wilderness.
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degree. I believe that sometimes we (as humans) neglect certain aspects, to include our own
environment (and others for that matter) and need a group of legislators to assemble and gather
facts, as well as opinions to determine certain bans. The fact that some of these bans seem
unorthodox to the public is often irrelevant. I do believe that we still need the government
because they probably look at the longevity of the article or item and determine whether the
results down the road cause more problems, hurt or damage to a group of people or even a nation
as a whole.
The research involved to evaluate and come to a conclusion was difficult due to the
numerous opinions from both biased and non-biased parties found all over the internet. The real
challenging part of this essay was the research involved. However, in order to think about this
topic, I wanted to make sure I incorporated the three broad dimensions of thinking which are
reflective, creative and critical. To come to a decision, the approach of using the W.I.S.E. method
of thinking simplified how I started and ended this essay. Wonder is the first thing I did because I
thought on my own experiences in life and the things I witnessed. This initially helped me
identify issues that can be caused due to the government putting restrictions or banning. After
that initial thought, I started on my massive research effort to gain both fact and opinion based
information off the internet. This helped me understand and gain the needed information to start
my speculation process. I did take a step back and reflect again after obtaining all this
information to make sure that I had covered all areas of issues that I wanted to address. I did
speculate on some methods that could possibly alleviate the process of having citizens upset due
to these bans, and this would have been a voting style method. However, some actions I see that
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could have been voted on would have been devastating to society and certain bans that are
already in effect. So I evaluated all possible outcomes and came to a conclusion of my opinion,
which was that I agree with the government banning certain materials. One of the biggest
fundamentals of thinking I used was reflective because I used a lot of material I knew already.
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Reference
Kurt Repanshek (2009) Yellow Stone National Park: No Cellphone Towers in the
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Jill Harness (2011) 11 Things You Wont Believe Governments Have Banned
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