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To think critically is to:

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analyze, assess, and reconstruct one’s own thinking in order to improve its quality.

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Critical thinking is characteristically:

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self-directed
self-disciplined
self-monitored
self-corrective

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Stereotype

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A fixed or oversimplified conception of a person, group, or idea.

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Egocentrism

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The tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself and to regard one’s own opinion’s, values, or interests as most important.

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Sociocentrism

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The assumption that one’s own social group is inherently superior to all others.

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A well-cultivated critical thinker:

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Raises vital questions
Gathers and assesses relevant information
Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
Thinks open-mindedly
Communicates effectively with others

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First-order thinking

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Ordinary thinking.

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Second-order thinking

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Another term for critical thinking. It is first-order thinking (ordinary thinking) that is consciously realized (i.e., analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed or improved)

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Weak-sense critical thinking

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Thinking that does not consider counter viewpoints, that lacks fair-mindedness and that uses critical thinking skills simply to defend current beliefs.

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Strong-sense critical thinking

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Thinking that uses critical thinking skills to evaluate all beliefs, especially one’s own, and that pursues what is intellectually fair and just.

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Fair-mindedness

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The commitment to consider all relevant opinions equally without regard to one’s own sentiments or selfish interests.

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Fallacies

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Flaws or errors in reasoning which, when found in the premise of an argument, invalidate its conclusion.

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Intellectual cowardice

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Fear of ideas or viewpoints that do not conform to one’s own. Term used by Paul and Elder.

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Intellectual empathy

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The act of routinely inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them. Term used by Paul and Elder.

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Intellectual humility

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Openness to the possibility that one’s beliefs are mistaken and a willingness to reevaluate them in the face of new evidence or persuasive counterarguments.

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Intellectual perseverance

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The act of working one’s way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent in doing so.

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Sophistry

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The ability to win an argument regardless of flaws in its reasoning.

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intellectual autonomy

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The ability to reconstruct others’ viewpoints.

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intellectual integrity

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To admit flaws in one’s own thinking

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Traits of a Critical Thinker

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Intellectual humility
Intellectual courage
Intellectual empathy
Intellectual integrity
Intellectual perseverance
Confidence in reason
Intellectual autonomy
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Elements of Reasoning

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  • Purposes
  • Questions
  • Assumptions
  • Implications
  • Information
  • Concepts
  • Inferences
  • Points of view