Critical Thinking is not an easy matter - DoingStuff.DonaldNoyes.20141120
The Ideal Critical Thinker exhibits the following characteristics:
- In the introduction - an example of a mid-term exam:
- accordingly spelled out in a book:
- by Dr. Peter A. Facione, Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts.
- HabituallyInquisitive?
- WellInformed?
- TrustfulOfReason?
- OpenMindedAndFlexible?
- Is FairMindedAndHonest? in evaluation
- Recognizes and handles PersonalBiases?
- CarefulAndPrudent? in making judgments
- Is WillingToReconsider?
- patterned after Robert's Rule of order
- Seeks clarity about issues
- Brings OrderAndStructure? to complex matters
- Diligent in seeking RelevantInformation?
- Uses ReasonableCriteria?
- RemainFocusedAvoidSideIssues?
- PersistentSeeking? for the GreaterPossiblePrecision? within the limits of the subject and the circumstances.
See
- Other Descriptions and Definitions
- Dispositions and Abilities
- Defining Critical Thinking
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