Critical Thinking Questions

Please respond to each prompt with 10 sentences each prompt. APA format and citing references. Please do not use ChatGPT. 1. Being observant is not merely an interesting quality that enlivens our days. Clear and sound thinking often depends on subtleties that are revealed only by close observation—in other words, by attentive seeing and hearing; in your own words give an example of this. How then, following this line of thinking can we become more observant? Explain. 2. Why is identity a reflective process? Explain your answer. How does culture assist/interfere with perceiving identity; and how does the emphasis of “ME” and culture affect interpersonal relations? 3. What is meant by insight? How can developing a habit of reflecting on one’s observations help to increase the number and quality of these? Give an example in your answer and explanation. 4. If the process of critical thinking is “left brain” dominated, what aspects, if any, of the “right brain” may be helpful in this process? What are the negative aspects of left brain dominance in society? 5. How are individuality, truth, knowledge, and opinion interrelated in terms of Context in critical thinking?