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Critical Thinking

The application of mental skills or
strategies in a purposeful, reasoned, and directed way to reach truth
or achieve the best conclusion or action in a variety of settings.

skills or
strategies in a purposeful, reasoned, and directed way to reach truth
or achieve the best conclusion or action in a variety of settings.

Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of
actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated
by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication,
as a guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form, it is based on
universal intellectual values that transcend subject matter divisions:
clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence,
good reasons, depth, breadth, and fairness. (Michael Scriven &
Richard Paul, National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking
Instruction, 2007.)

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">Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of
actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated
by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication,
as a guide to belief and action. In its exemplary form, it is based on
universal intellectual values that transcend subject matter divisions:
clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence,
good reasons, depth, breadth, and fairness. (Michael Scriven &
Richard Paul, National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking
Instruction, 2007.)

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