What is “junk thought”? Is it thinking that is worthless? What is that, exactly? What examples can you find in your experience? In your opinion, how does it influence people? Please end your blog with at least one good critical question.
Junk means worthless, meaningless, or contemptible. So yes, one could argue that "junk thought" is thinking that is worthless. I think that junk thought is just the opposite of critical thinking. Americans have conformed to this lazy way in life and lost devotion to critical thinking and reason. The media significantly contributes to the vast "junk thinking" population. Americans are held to believe that there is a certain standard that everyone wants to be at. The so called "healthy" American is nothing more than a starved, overworking, or in dept person. We are influenced by this junk thought everyday through movies, magazines, television, everywhere we look. This kind of thinking will get us nowhere, we have lost the depiction of a true healthy life. We have lost reason.
Critical Question: What sort of "junk thought" has Susan Jacoby conformed to throughout her life?
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