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18. Conceptualizing through reason supported by facts. The capacity to separate what is from

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 07:20 PM

Jan 2013

what is believed. It is essential to reaching correct or effective solutions especially when not all the facts are known.

It is also something that is sorely lacking in every part and level of America.

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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