1. Main Aspects of Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is a reason oriented and perceptive thinking process
characterized by open mindedness and strong justifiable arguments. In
addition, critical thinking also respects other people's opinions.
Critical thinking involves rational and insightful thinking centered or based
on making a decision on what to believe or act on. Critical thinking leads
the thinker to be very broad minded, and receptive to alternative ways of
thought and also very well informed. Critical thinking also demands that
the thinker examines the credibility of sources of information and does not
accept everything at face value.
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Critical thinking also prompts the thinker to identify conjectures, bases and
inferences. Critical thinking propagates the judging of the quality of an
argument, including the credibility of its reasons, substantiation and
theory. Armed with the power of critical thinking, a person can develop
and justify a reasonable stand very well, as it is backed by well planned
experimentation and suitable premises.
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When judging another person's stand, an adherent of critical thinking
will ask relevant questions. Critical thinking advocates context specific
definitions and draws conclusions only when necessary with great
prudence, integrated by an adherent of critical thinking.
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Critical thinking causes the thinkers to be concerned about the fact that
what they believe is the truth, to the largest possible extent. This is what
makes critical thinking very flexible, as critical thinkers are open to other
points of view, hypotheses, descriptions, judgments and sources of
information. Critical thinkers sanction a stand only to the extent of their
knowledge of it, and keep themselves well informed. Critical thinking
encourages thinkers to seriously take into concern other opinions than
their own..
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Critical thinking also advocates the presentation of a stand truthfully and
precisely - whether the position is the thinker's or another person's. The
wished for connotation of what is being held, written or communicated in
any other way should be as accurate as the circumstances demand
according to the standards that critical thinking sets.
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The main focus of a critical thinking oriented argument is the question or
conclusion at hand, and in this process, reasons are sought as well as
offered. Critical thinking demands that the total situation should be
considered, while thinkers should be aware of their own fundamental
values.
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Critical thinking also promotes the value and self-respect of every
individual, including the dispositions to find out about other people's
reasons and values. Critical thinking prowess should never be used to
patronize, coerce or confuse other people, because critical thinkers must
always take into account the other person's sentiments and understanding
of the world. Critical thinkers must be considerate towards other people
and care about their well being.
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Critical thinking abilities include being able to focus on an issue, evaluate
opinions, being able to ask and challenge as well as offer clarification,
being capable of judging the reliability of the source, be able to monitor
and also judge the reports of observation, infer as well as judge inference,
persuade and judge orientation as well as make and judge value
conclusions. Adherents of critical thinking are also able to attribute
unspoken postulations.
