Critical Thinking Essay

Running head: CRITICAL THINKING AND LANGUAGE ESSAY

Critical Thinking and Language Essay

University of Phoenix Online

Part I.

I am writing about my rug rat, Jelani. Jelani was born on May 20, 2004 at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. She was born at 9:31 in the morning. Born the size of a Christmas ham, Jelani weighed six pounds, six ounces and was nineteen inches long. As soon as Jelani was born she became the light of my life. Jelani is growing too fast for me. Once she started walking at nine months, I have not been able to keep up with her. She thunders around the house laughing and squealing like a pig. She talks a mile a minute in a language that only her and her daycare buddies can understand. I cannot wait until I can understand exactly what she wants. Jelani has a bubbly personality that is shown through her smile and laughter. When I talk or think about her, my face lights up with joy. I am so proud to have a beautiful and loving daughter. Jelani is the apple of my eye!

Part II.

Language is one the most important aspects of human life. Without it how would we voice our feelings or beliefs? In this paper, I will discuss the importance of language and language diversity in the critical thinking process. Language can have a major impact on our thought process and how we share our thoughts with someone else. Lastly, I will discuss the role critical thinking has in persuasion.

Language and language diversity play an important role in the critical thinking process. Language is the human use of spoken or written words as a communication system. (Encarta, 2005). Words are symbols in which we as humans use to communicate with each other. “We think with words. We have defined thinking broadly as the activity of the brain that can potentially be communicated. Although we may think in other ways besides language, such as with images or feeling, language plays a central role in our thinking.” (Kirby & Goodpaster, 1999). When we are...