Learning to Ask Questions is an easy-to-understand academic read. Although there are many technical words that we don't often hear about, the topics it covers are all topics that we often encounter in our daily lives.
In the case of "weak critical thinking", the term was new to me, but when I looked around, I found that many people actually exhibit this way of thinking on a regular basis.
When someone is in a hurry to share their point of view with you and is convinced that their point of view is an unquestionable conclusion, but becomes incoherent or angry when asked about the reasons behind it, it is likely to be a sign of weak critical thinking.
So, what exactly is weak critical thinking?
Weak critical thinking is a specific way of thinking whose main purpose is to assert an individual's beliefs and positions. At the heart of this way of thinking is that the individual is not concerned with proximity to truth and virtue, but rather with resisting and refuting views and arguments that contradict his own.
The purpose of weak critical thinking is to bring dissenting people to their knees and thus emerge victorious in this debate. This actually hinders the development of critical thinking and the manifestation of its progressive character. Therefore, we must be wary of the emergence of weak critical thinking. 2024 Book of Answers