This week, Stephen Colbert showed us what critical thinking is all about. He discussed the story of a Long Island couple who scammed a grocery store who purchased Jell-O boxes, replaced the contents with aquarium sand and returned the item to the store for a full refund. It is a sad state of affairs when you try to pull an Indiana Jones on a box of Jell-O.
In the following clip, Stephen Colbert walks us through the lack of critical thinking by the couple who now faces prison time for larceny and tampering with a consumer product.
Editor’s Note: Breanne Harris is the Solutions Architect for Pearson TalentLens. She works with customers to design selection and development plans that incorporate critical thinking assessments and training. She has a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology and has experience in recruiting, training, and HR consulting. She is the chief blogger for Critical Thinkers and occasionally posts at ThinkWatson. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter for more of her thoughts.
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