Critical and Creative Thinking in SocietyNameTutor’s Name25/02/2016Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Situations abound in society here critical and/or creative thinking would result in better outcomes. In this essay we will describe a public situation in which critical and/or creative thinking would have had a better outcome, define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion in though formation, identify hindrances to critical thinking and identify a message in advertising. A Situation in Public Interest The most memorable situation in recent past, in national interest that critical thinking would have been utilized for better outcomes is new on the Ebola virus. When two Americans were reported infected by the virus, news media disseminated the information in a manner that would have benefited from critical thinking. The stance taken by the media was, the Ebola virus has hit the United States and created an impression of an Ebola virus outbreak in US soil. With the knowledge that the Ebola virus epidemic is a great concern to society many news station presented all the dreadful effects of the virus on human beings. Many news stations went further and