Critical Thinking Skills - Gun Control

When you are debating an emotional, exploitative, irrational hoplophobe, critical thinking and questioning on your part is essential. You know the other one will be pushing all the PC gun control hot buttons. Probably, you will not make any headway. But, if there are impartial bystanders your half of the debate could make the difference swaying them. Or more importantly, help them recognize the vacuity of the gun control argument.

In any case, honed critical thinking skills can help you make your case on gun control. And it won't hurt you in the least conducting the rest of your lifetime affairs.

To that end, check out this article. And please notice the link to a critical thinking community website, and the little pamphlet at the end that assists you in formulating targeted, relevant and effective questions. The article also points out the total absence of these skills in the majority of the American public. And of course the deliberate avoidance of them in the mainstream media.

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/10/americans_are_void_of_critical_thinking_skills.html