This document defines critical thinking and discusses its importance. It provides definitions of critical thinking as the objective analysis and evaluation of issues to form judgments. It then lists the skills of critical thinking like understanding links between ideas and recognizing inconsistencies. It discusses elements of thinking like how all reasoning has a purpose and point of view. The document highlights benefits like improved understanding and problem solving. It also outlines characteristics of strong thinkers and how to develop critical thinking through steps like becoming self-critical, active listening, analyzing information, and developing foresight.

1. Topic:
Critical Thinking
Creativity: HammadBaghoor
Department of English
University Of Sargodha Sub Campus Bhakkar

2.  Content:
 Definitions.
 Skills of critical thinking.
 Elements of thinking.
 Key point of critical thinking.
 Importance of critical thinking.
 Characteristic of thinker.
 Critical thinking in daily life.
 Developing of critical thinking.

3. DEFINITIONS
 “The objective analysis and evaluation of
an issue in order to form a judgment”.
 “The process of actually and skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing and evaluating information to
reach an answer and conclusion”.
 “The ability to think clearly about what to do
or what to believe”.

4. Skills of Critical Thinking
 Understand the links between the ideas.
 Determine the importance and relevance of
argument and ideas.
 Recognize, build and appraise arguments.
 Identify inconsistencies and error in
reasoning.
 Approach problems in a consistent and
systematic way.
 Reflect on the justification of their on
assumptions, beliefs and values.

5. Elements of thinking
Elements of thinking are as
fallows:
 All reasoning has a purpose.
 All reasoning is based on assumption.
 All reasoning based on Data, information
and evidence.
 All reasoning is expressed through, and
shaped by, concept and ideas.
 All reasoning is done from some point of
view.

6. Benefits of critical thinking
 Improved attention and observation.
 Improved student ability to transfer learned
content skills to new applications.
 Improved student understanding of their
own thought process.
 Intelligent choices in human relationship.
 Skills of analysis that you can choose to
apply in a variety of situations.
 Skill of decision making and problem
solving.

7. Importance of Critical Thinking
 Critical thinking enhances language and
presentation skills.
 Critical thinking promotes creativity.
 Critical thinking is very important in the new
knowledge economy.
 Critical thinking is a domain general
thinking skill.
 Critical thinking is crucial for self-reflection.
 Good critical thinking is the foundation of
science and a liberal democratic society.

8. Characteristic of thinker
 Uses evidence skillfully and impartially.
 Organize thoughts and articulates them
concisely and coherently.
 Distinguish between logically valid and
invalid inferences.
 Understand the idea of degree of belief.
 He can learn independently and has an
abiding interest in doing so.
 Understand the different reasons.

10. Critical thinking in daily life
 Have you ever been listening to one of your
teacher’s lessons and thought that it had no
relevance to your own life?
 Sure you use Critical thinking skills in the
classroom to solve word problems in math,
write essay in English, and create hypotheses
in science.
 First, keep it mind that critical thinking is
simply a “deliberate thought process”.
 Basically, it means that you are using reason
and logic to come to a conclusion.

11. Developing of critical thinking
steps of developing thinking skills:
 Become self critic:
The very first step for
developing critical thinking skills is becoming
a critic of your own thought and actions.
 Active listening:
To become a critical thinker,
you need to be able to listen other ideas,
argument and criticism without thinking your
response or reaction while they are speaking.

12. • Analyzing Information:
To need success we
need to analyze information before us, whether
it is an information in our mind or being shared by
others.
 Nonviolent communication:
When listening and
analyzing different argument, you first need the
ability to recognize valid logic. Then you need to
communicate with other people in productive way.
 Developing foresight:
Foresight is a critical
component for success in all aspect of your life.