Critical Thinking Skills for Evaluating Climate Change

Critical Thinking Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Application of logical reasoning to analyse the argument presented in the given case study....3
Critical evaluation of the sources of information and data uses in the case study to validate the
positions taken.............................................................................................................................5
Case study conclusion.................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Critical thinking refers to the intellectually discipline process involving activities along
with skilfully conceptualizing,applying, analysing, synthesizing and evaluating information
which has been collected through observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or
communication as a guide to brief and action. The following report focuses on the topic of
climate change which has been the biggest challenge for humanity to tackle and how the issues
related to same have been delayed over the years. The issue of global climate change needs to be
addressed in the modern world through various actions along with the agreement of scientist and
international community as climate change is not a coming crisis. In order to understand the
impact of global climate change crisis, different types of logical reasoning will be utilized along
with the CRAP test to evaluate the sources used for critical evaluation.
MAIN BODY
Application of logical reasoning to analyse the argument presented in the given case study.
The case study focus on the impact of global climate change and how the issue has been a
challenge for humanity over years. The issue of climate change has been debated over a
generation ago through world leaders who agreed and pledged to take upon actions to resolve the
issue. The author uses adductive logical reasoning as there is no need for evidence but political
action as there has been clear observation of the native impact on global climate change in the
modern world (Clayton and Manning, eds., 2018).
Further the case study we can clearly observe that it is complex to project the specific
impact of climate change. Although the science behind the greenhouse effect has been
understood for a long time and is simplistic in nature. The author in the case study utilizes
inductive logical reasoning as the case study presents the evidence through facts and theories
such as the recognising of atmosphere trapping the heat generated from the plant by Napoleon's
former science advisor. Furthermore, in the 1850s it was clearly demonstrated by Eunice Foote
and John Tyndall that CO2 absorbed infrared radiation leading to increase in global temperature.
The issue of climate change received more evidence in the 1890s as Swedish physicist Svante