Конкурсное эссе Денисовой Марии Васильевны,
ученицы 10 класса МОУ Болтинской СОШ Рыбинского р-на, Ярославской области,
учитель Жаркова Наталья Леонидовна.
Some people think that we should use critical thinking rather than trust intuition. Indeed, intuition is the direct apprehension of the truth without logical analysis based on imagination or in other words «the sixth sense». Sometimes it can damage a person seriously, so we must learn to think critically and to assess situations based on facts and personal experience.
For example, in the modern world there are a lot of people who have the ability to manipulate and mesmerize others, often with an unlawful purpose. It can lead to unpleasant consequences. And many people follow their intuition, believing these deceivers. I have a very significant example. Very often the Internet scammers make people buy advertising goods of famous brands. A man in a hurry guides by his desires. We can say that this is a simple trust. A person has a choice, he can either rely on his intuition or on his mind. In such situations, I think we should trust not our inner voice, but critical thinking.
But some people believe that intuition can play the role of a helper. For example, during the exam the student by intuition chose the answer which was correct. Or a person based on the sixth sense and won the lottery.
But, in my opinion, it is all coincidence or accident. After all, some day you could be wrong.
Think about it, maybe you should use critical thinking and not trust our emotions and gut?! Critical thinking can't be mistaken, unlike intuition.