I get most of my news from surfing the web. When i go to google a lot of stuff pops
up on the front page. I usually just read about everything. For example with covid
19. I usually see a lot of pop ups for that on google and i read through all of the
articles to get as much information as possible.
I'm not sure i understand the second question. Maybe i'm just reading that wrong.
Anything that has to do with the politics i tend to just zone out. I really don't know
why i hate politics. But for some reason i just get annoyed when others start talking
about it. Its just not of interest to me to follow the news about the government all
the time. So that effects my critical thinking about it for sure.
An example of a fallacy that i've sen so far is from a lot of phone companies. I've
noticed every phone company has an ad stating "best plans" or "we have the best
coverage" like how do we know they really have the best coverage, is that truly
tested" because i've had almost every cellphone carrier and they're all pretty much
the same. You're honestly just paying for the name. There's no reason why Verizon
should be so expensive but they are and you pay a lot because its just Verizon. I see
the same fallacies in you-tube thumbnails. If you scroll through you'll see "Never
seen before! or just something to grab your attention but then you watch like 30
minutes of a video and realize you've been lied to for views.
I think my favorite topic from this class was arguments. Just because i learned how
to identify what an argument is. Instead of it being just a squabble between people. I
learned that it is more like a debate. And i think it really help me with my critical
thinking just know that everything doesn't have to lead to a unsatisfying argument.
But disagreements can be communicated with facts and reason.
