Taking a position just because the media is saying otherwise makes you just as easily manipulated as if you were taking a position just because the media says to do so.
The trick to critical thinking is to not assume anything.
Perhaps the media does lie and twist the truth. What that means is that you look at every one of their claims critically. Some of it might be the truth. Some of it might not be. Critical thinking is to assume you don’t know, and to evaluate the claim from a neutral position.
If you’ve already decided the outcome based entirely on your assumption about the source, then you aren’t thinking critically. You’re just letting yourself be manipulated in the opposing direction of the sheep. Which is still being manipulated.
Taking a position just because the media is saying otherwise makes you just as easily manipulated as if you were taking a position just because the media says to do so.
The trick to critical thinking is to not assume anything.
Perhaps the media does lie and twist the truth. What that means is that you look at every one of their claims critically. Some of it might be the truth. Some of it might not be. Critical thinking is to assume you don’t know, and to evaluate the claim from a neutral position.
If you’ve already decided the outcome based entirely on your assumption about the source, then you aren’t thinking critically. You’re just letting yourself be manipulated in the opposing direction of the sheep. Which is still being manipulated.