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I don't think so. Reading is just consumption. You don't have to do any critical thinking, just have an imagination. Though even that's optional. Critical thin
by always_good 8y ago
I don't think so. Reading is just consumption. You don't have to do any critical thinking, just have an imagination. Though even that's optional.
Critical thinking comes from problem solving, something a book certainly lacks.
- sidlls 8y agoA very narrow, specific kind of critical thinking comes from problem solving. Reading critically is a thing, and certainly part of being a well-rounded critical thinker.
- mirimir 8y agoYou can't solve problems without knowing stuff. At least, unless you want to reinvent necessary background. Yes, one can read without doing any critical thinking. But scientific and technical literature invite it. And indeed, require it for real comprehension. Good fiction, too.
- amp108 8y ago> Reading is just consumption. You don't have to do any critical thinking If that were true, you would believe anything and everything you read. I doubt that, barring Trump tweets, I will read a more ignorant statement all week.