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7. Deciding what's true and what's false.

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Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:29 PM

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What is "critical thinking"? [View all] Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 OP

what the repugs don't have samsingh Jan 2013 #1

I rather like this one derby378 Jan 2013 #2

Critical thinking is to information, Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #3

Methodological naturalism, for one. longship Jan 2013 #4

First and foremost, it's the ability to use logic. janx Jan 2013 #5

Nice. Lurker Deluxe Jan 2013 #11

Literature and science. janx Jan 2013 #29

And thank you for your interest in my opinion. janx Jan 2013 #30

All of this, plus a willingness to change your position when presented with new information. n/t winter is coming Jan 2013 #17

Yes. Always. n/t janx Jan 2013 #40

Logic is needed DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #21

I think that's a good definition, too... MrMickeysMom Jan 2013 #38

. . . janx Jan 2013 #41

The Texas Board of Education declined entering it into their curriculum. Probably because of its libdem4life Jan 2013 #6

Because THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS! janx Jan 2013 #9

Deciding what's true and what's false. immoderate Jan 2013 #7

That's what it is in a nutshell. And schools do teach it. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #15

There are some lovely critical thinking web sites malaise Jan 2013 #8

This gives a good introduction Cirque du So-What Jan 2013 #10

The Jeopardy Answer, Sir, to 'What Are People Who Vote Republican Utterly Incapable Of?' The Magistrate Jan 2013 #12

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! malaise Jan 2013 #13

! kentuck Jan 2013 #19

You, sir, get a DUzy! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #25

Perfect as always, Sir. Sparkly Jan 2013 #26

Among other things, it is supposed to mean the ability to separate fact from opinion duffyduff Jan 2013 #14

Nope. janx Jan 2013 #32

I think of critical thinking as applying the scientific method to the world & ideas around you. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #16

+ 1000 janx Jan 2013 #33

Conceptualizing through reason supported by facts. The capacity to separate what is from Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #18

critical thinking mlr Jan 2013 #20

Sober up. n/t janx Jan 2013 #34

The ability to prove a premise is valid/true through evaluation of no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #22

Critical Thinking is hard to find here IMHO (And I love DU). Typically, most people Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2013 #23

Agreed. n/t janx Jan 2013 #31

Agree, but I think it is getting a little better since the advent of DU3 & the jury system. nt patrice Jan 2013 #36

Being able to think logically and spot fallacies. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #24

Great thread! nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #27

Anyone who agrees with me. randome Jan 2013 #28

I like your suggestion; it's kind of like "mechanical aptitude" but it's "cognitive aptitude" patrice Jan 2013 #35

It really is not that complicated. janx Jan 2013 #39

Yeah, ;-) patrice Jan 2013 #43

Your OP itself offers an example of 'critical thinking' which begins coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #37

It takes mechanical aptitude to put the engine back together. It takes critical thinking dimbear Jan 2013 #42

Willingness to make questioning everything and consumption of data standard operating procedure TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #44

Benjamin Bloom's Classification of Cognitive Skills Hissyspit Jan 2013 #45