Main Critical Thinking Habits
Main Critical Thinking Habits What first comes to mind when thinking about a critical thinker is the steps taken to come to a conclusion or solve a problem. Critical thinking is the process of taking in all the information given or found to come up with the best conclusion or judgment. There are many habits that make up a critical thinker. Today the most defining habits are curiosity, openness to new ideas, and the ability to be rational. The first step to making a reasonable judgment is curiosity. A critical thinker has a strong desire to take in as much information as they can. Start by gathering all information, analyze and evaluate the information given and found (VanderMey at al 16). Do not stop researching until all the questions have answers. Look at what caused the issues and try to find the best solution. For example, when a shopper is walking down the street and they see a nice shirt in a store window their curiosity kicks in. The questions how much is it, what fabric is it make of, what sizes are available etc. Their curiosity would
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A good critical thinker always goes off of the evidence found and not what they think they know. Being rational is very important, the critical thinker has to base the conclusion or judgment off of reason and not their personal emotions. They have to choose the best solution instead of what would make them right. For example, in every court case that contains a jury the jury has to listen to the testimony and all the evidence to make their decision. The jury cannot go off of their gut feeling or their emotions connected to the case they can only go off of the evidence. So even if it is clear or they think it is clear a person is guilty but there is not any evidence to back it up they cannot find the defendant guilty. A rational critical thinker puts all personal feelings aside and relies on evidence to make the best judgment or
A good critical thinker always goes off of the evidence found and not what they think they know. Being rational is very important, the critical thinker has to base the conclusion or judgment off of reason and not their personal emotions. They have to choose the best solution instead of what would make them right. For example, in every court case that contains a jury the jury has to listen to the testimony and all the evidence to make their decision. The jury cannot go off of their gut feeling or their emotions connected to the case they can only go off of the evidence. So even if it is clear or they think it is clear a person is guilty but there is not any evidence to back it up they cannot find the defendant guilty. A rational critical thinker puts all personal feelings aside and relies on evidence to make the best judgment or