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Herranz-Hernández, PabloCorresponding AuthorRico, Antonio Francisco MaldonadoAuthor

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June 25, 2024
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Teaching critical thinking through analogy

Publicated to:Límite: Revista De Filosofía Y Psicología. 19 1- - 2024-01-01 19(), DOI: 10.4067/s0718-50652024000100201

Authors: Herranz-Hernandez, Pablo; Gonzalez-Labra, Maria Jose; Rico, Antonio Francisco Maldonado

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Univ Nacl Educ Distancia, Fac Psicol, Dept Psicol Basicas 1, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad, Fac Formac Profesorado & Educ, Dept Interfac Psicol Evolut & Educ, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Detecting paradoxes with causal circularity can be important, both in the sen- se of restructuring thinking and promoting dialectical, critical, creative, or com- plex thinking. This study examines the role of analogy in teaching how to de- tect circular paradoxes. Specifically, the influence of the extrapolation of the circular structure (as opposed to the role of merely superficial or mere-appea- rance similarity) in detecting causal circularity is analyzed. In that sense, the results show that structural extrapolation does contribute to the detection of circularity. However, extrapolating a mere appearance similarity does not con- tribute to detecting circularity. It is concluded that analogy facilitates the detec- tion of circularity shared between two domains, which points to analogy's use- fulness as an instructional strategy to teach the detection of circular parado- xes and as a facilitator of critical, creative, and complex thinking (including feedback between causes and effects).

Keywords

AcquisitionAnalogyCircularityHigher-order relationHigher-order relationsInsightsKnowledgeParadoxSimilaritySolvSurface

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 3 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (HERRANZ HERNANDEZ, PABLO) and Last Author (MALDONADO RICO, ANTONIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been HERRANZ HERNANDEZ, PABLO.