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- 2. WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING? It is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking with a view to improving it. Source: The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking; Concepts and Tools (2009). Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.
- 3. QUESTIONS USING THE ELEMENT OF THOUGHT PURPSOSE: What am I or they trying to accomplish? What is my central aim/purpose? INFORMATION: What information am I using to come to this conclusion? ASSUMPTIONS: What am I taking for granted? IMPLICATIONS/CONSEQUENCES: I someone accepted my position, what would be the implication? POINTS OF VIEW: From what point of view am I looking at this issue? Source: The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking; Concepts and Tools (2009). Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.
- 4. WHAT ASPECTS OF THE DATA MIGHT CONCERN ME? Clarity: Is further elaboration needed? Accuracy: How can we check on the conclusions? Precision: Is more specificity needed? Relevance: How does this relate to the problem or questions in which I’m interested? Depth: Have the opinions or conclusions reached added to existing relevant information? Breadth: Are there other factors/information I might consider? Fairness: Have perspectives, as well as my own, been represented reasonably? Source: The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking; Concepts and Tools (2009). Foundation for Critical Thinking Press.