Discussion #3: Critical Thinking Using Emotions

Using emotion when thinking critically can have positive and negative effects. In the case of Rosa Parks and how she used her emotions to think critically sparked a civil rights movement. Her one action that was guided by the emotion of being tired of having to always give in and accept being treated like a second class, rather than an equal human being. Because of her emotional critical thinking this allowed the whole country to be inspired to speak up for themselves, and create a civil rights movement that shook the country. If it wasn't for her brave and impulsive actions I probably wouldn't be here right now, doing the things that i am. A way thinking critically can be a negative is when people become hindered by their negative emotions and let negative stereotypes and anxieties stemming from unresolved past experiences effect their thinking and decision making.