This document discusses critical thinking and provides several definitions and examples. It defines critical thinking as "the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information." It notes that critical thinking involves adopting a skeptical state of mind and choosing or separating information. The document provides an example of how critical thinking relates to writing and problem solving. It discusses the importance of critical thinking for language skills, creativity, science, democracy, and self-reflection. Critical thinking aims for the best outcomes by gathering information from multiple sources and assessing strengths, weaknesses, and potential impacts of decisions.

1. CRITICAL THINKING
1. Nur Afifah Amna Awalia (E1D020161)
2. Nurul Apriani (E1D020165)
3. Nurul Hidayati (E1D020166)
4. Nurul Octaviani (E1D20167)
5. Rena Yuliana (E1D020173)
6. Ria Safna (E1D020177)

2. What is Critical
Thinking?
Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined
process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing,
applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating
information gathered from, or generated by,
observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or
communication, as a guide to belief and action.
The word critical comes from a Greek word, krinein, meaning
“to separate,” “to choose”; it implies conscious, deliberate
inquiry, and especially it implies adopting a skeptical state of
mind.

3. Writing is A Way of Thinking
Writing is away to find out what someone knows that is
recorded in his mind. Thus, it can be said that the meaning
and essence of writing is that to carry out writing activities,
thinking activities are needed or when someone wants to
write, he uses his mind so that he can produce writing.

4. Thinking about Drive’s license and
photographic Identification
By way of illustration, let’s think about a case that was in the news in 2003.
When Sultaana Freeman, an American Muslim woman in Florida, first
applied for a driver’s license, she refused on religious grounds to unveil her
face for the photograph that Florida requires. She was allowed to remain
veiled for the photo, with only her eyes showing. Probably in a response to
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, she was informed in 2002 that
her license would be revoked if she refused to allow the Department of
Motor Vehicles to photograph her face. She sued the state of Florida, saying
that unveiling would violate her Islamic beliefs. “I’m fighting for the
principle and the religious freedom of all people in the country,” she said.
“It’s not about me.”

5. How to Solve Problems?
1. You might go on to organize them
into two lists, pro and con;
2. Next, you might delete ideas that,
when you come to think about
them, strike you as simply wrong or
irrelevant; and
3. Then you might develop those ideas
that strike you as pretty good.
4. Define the problem in general or
define the problem
5. Find evidence of the problem
6. Look for the causes of problems
7. Consider various possibilities for
finding solutions to problems
8. Pick an easy way out
9. Execute completion

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The Importance Of Critical Thinking
1. Critical Thinking Is Universal Critical thinking is a domain-general thinking skill.
What does this mean? It means that no matter what path or profession you
pursue, these skills will always be relevant and will always be beneficial to your
success. They are not specific to any field.
2. 2. Crucial For The Economy Our future depends on technology, information, and
innovation. Critical thinking is needed for our fast-growing economies, to solve
problems as quickly and as effectively as possible.

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5. Important For Self-Reflection Without critical thinking, how can we really live a
meaningful life? We need this skill to self-reflect and justify our ways of life and
opinions. Critical thinking provides us with the tools to evaluate ourselves in the way
that we need to. Woman deep into thought as she looks out the window, using her
critical thinking skills to do some self-reflection.Photo by Marcelo Chagas from Pexels
6. The Basis Of Science & Democracy In order to have a democracy and to prove
scientific facts, we need critical thinking in the world. Theories must be backed up with
knowledge. In order for a society to effectively function, its citizens need to establish
opinions about what’s right and wrong (by using critical thinking!).

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3. Improves Language & Presentation Skills In order to best express ourselves, we need
to know how to think clearly and systematically — meaning practice critical thinking!
Critical thinking also means knowing how to break down texts, and in turn, improve
our ability to comprehend.
4. Promotes Creativity By practicing critical thinking, we are allowing ourselves not
only to solve problems, but also come up with new and creative ideas to do so. Critical
thinking allows us to analyze these ideas and adjust them accordingly.

9. Critical thinking is aimed at achieving the best possible outcomes in any
situation. In order to achieve this it must involve gathering and evaluating
information from as many different sources possible.
Critical thinking requires a clear, often uncomfortable, assessment of your
personal strengths, weaknesses and preferences and their possible impact
on decisions you may make.
Critical thinking requires the development and use of foresight as far as this
is possible. As Doris Day sang, “the future’s not ours to see”.
Implementing the decisions made arising from critical thinking must take
into account an assessment of possible outcomes and ways of avoiding
potentially negative outcomes, or at least lessening their impact.
Critical thinking involves reviewing the results of the application of decisions
made and implementing change where possible.

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