Critical Thinking

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I really don’t know what critical thinking means but I guess it means t think more critically in a more academic way that means to think In a higher level and a more educated thinking. For example, in university you need to think more critically so that you produce a high level of academic thinking and by this you may pass your module so easily.  Some of my class mates think that critical thinking is to use the best strategy or method to think about something and some of them think that critical thinking is to improve your ideas in a more formal and academic way but most of them thought that it involves a discussion giving the point of view of the two sides.

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According to Answers (2013) they stated “To think critically is to assess propositions on their merit, rather than taking them at face value. Thinking critically includes: Questioning whether there are any underlying assumptions. Checking whether arguments are consistent and that the conclusions follow from the premises. Comparing arguments with the relevant available evidence.” Now I have a clue of what critical thinking means. Our answers in class was kindly the same but not exactly the same but we had some good answers that matches this definition. In other words as Paul and Elder (2008)  stated that by thinking critically is to focus on a specific subject, content or a problem by which the quality of the work is more academically written.

 Bibliography -

Answers (2013) What does critical thinking mean? Available at: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_critical_thinking_mean (Accessed: 8 May 2013).

Paul,R. and Elder,L. (2008) Defining Critical Thinking Available at: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766 (Accessed: 8 May 2013).