EXERCISE 2 – Critical Thinking

Talk to your partner in class about the importance of college education. List down your reasons. What are
the advantages of being able to graduate with a college degree? What are the disadvantages of not being able to
do so?
College Education
Advantages Disadvantages
1. More Job opportunities 1. Limited scope of work opportunities
available.
2. Higher Salary 2. Potentially earn less for annual basis.
3. Job Stability 3. Limited ability to change the career.
4. You can be an asset to the company. 4. Will be discriminated.

How sure are you that the course you are taking is really the right one for you? Make a comparative list of
the pros (advantages) and cons (disadvantages) of your chosen course compared with other course.
Advantages
Your Course - Other Course -
1. I'm more than willing to learn since I like my 1. It will help me to acquire new knowledge and
course. skills that I didn't learn to my course.
2. I'm passionate to my education. 2. It will help me to understand the differences
of every course.
3. I will learn more about the field I'm genuinely 3. I will have new learnings and someday will be
interested in studying. useful.
Disadvantages
Your Course - Other Course -
1. I will be pressured since my family and friends 1. It will be hard for me to focus since I'm not
will expect too much. happy with the course that I'm taking.
2. I need to study more since I need to prove that 2. I will not be happy.
my choice is great.
3. I'll need more time to study since my course is 3. There would be a big adjustment since I took
hard. the ABM track when I was in senior high school
to be prepared for taking my desired course.

Give personal examples of hindrances to critical thinking and explain why they are such.

Hindrance Reason
1. Hungriness. Hunger hinders emotional, social, and cognitive
development. This includes the skills of reading,
language, focus, memory, and problem-solving.
Hunger affects our ability to concentrate and

2. Biased nature and experiences.
3. Laziness.
4. Fear of Failure.
learn.
One of the biggest hindrances to critical thinking
is having personal prejudices because they
prevent someone from making conclusions that
are fair, unbiased, and transparent.
To engage in critical thinking, one must conduct
extensive research, read practically relevant
material, and be open to learning new things.
Laziness, however, serves as one of the Barriers
to Critical Thinking.
Fear usually hinders a person's ability to think
critically as well as their general growth and
development. The lack of confidence, lack of
motivation, and lack of agility make them less
able to think creatively and come up with ideas
and tactics.