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i. John Dewey
knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusions to
which it tends.
Critical thinking is the mode of thinking about any subject, content or problem in
which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking
upon them.
i. Perception
ii. Assumptions
o Central to Critical Thinking
iii. Emotion
o Critical thinker don’t ignore or deny emotion, accept and manage them
iv. Language
o Metaphors are powerful language tools which influence how we think and
problem solve
v. Argument
o Claim, used to persuade that something is(or not) true or should (or not) be done
more conclusions.
vi. Fallacy
o Valid
o True premises
vii. Logic
inductive strength
o Techniques :
- Repeat if necessary
4. Six Core Critical Thinking skills
1. Interpretation
criteria.
2. Analysis
Identify the intended and actual inferential relationships among statements, questions,
3. Evaluation
opinion and to assess the logical strength of the actual or intended inferential
representation.
4. Inference
forms of representation.
5. Explanation
State the results of one’s reasoning, justify that reasoning in terms of evidential,
6. Self-regulation
Self consciously to monitor one’s cognitive activities, the elements used in those
activities, and the results educed, particularly by applying skills in analysis and
- All actions, decisions and judgements spring from assumption, if they are
judgements.
- In personal relationships we learn to keep our lines of communications open,
challenge the current paradigms, which are uncritically accepted and may
have come down in the workplace from a time and thinking which is no
longer releve
i. Socrates
ii. Plato
iii. Al-Kindi