What weakens or kills critical thinking? by https://padlet.com/bareerah/2s46fodkpvhop21h Add your response to the discussion question above. en-us 2025-05-06 16:59:22 UTC 2025-05-10 10:44:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f914.png https://padlet.com/bareerah/2s46fodkpvhop21h/wish/3444342083 Not paying attention to the question

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Fear of discovering an alternative and unfamiliarity. Resistance to change indicating a lack of mental and emotional agility.


Peer pressure to ignore critical thinking and concluding it's a sign of blasphemy.


Critical thinking or the lack of it is not specific to any particular group.

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  • Lack of experience, exposure and open mindedness to alternative ideas.

  • Absolute certainty

  • Having superficial/broad knowledge of a topic without depth

  • Having access to too many resources and getting caught up in technicalities

  • Believing you can find the answers yourself without consulting others

  • Making decisions quickly without taking time to consider in depth

  • Unquestionable authority

  • Cultural norms/expectations (eg. Thinking that questioning someone is a form of disrespect)

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