THE GUIDE ONLINE MAGAZINE - DECEMBER'20 - JANUARY'21

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CRITICAL THINKING.

Critical thinking is not about being negative. The term critical comes from the Greek word Kritikos meaning discerning. So critical thinking is a deeper kind of thinking in which we do not take things for granted but the question, analyze and evaluate what we read, hear, say, or write. It is a general term used to identify essential mindsets and skills that contribute to effective decision making.

Critical thinking is not a matter of accumulating information.

"We're thinking all the time, and although not always filled with valuable thinking, our brains are always in gear. Even when sleeping, we're Thinking is the foundation of thinking. everything we do. Every action, every solution, and Critical thinking is thinking every decision we make is the but in a different way. Many result of thinking. We think people describe this process using terms such as analytical, when we decide what to eat thoughtful, questioning, for lunch, how to meet a probing, non emotionally, organised, innovative, project schedule, and what to Socratic, logical, methodical, say during a conversation. not taking things for granted, We think when we drive a car examining, details, (although, unfortunately, exhaustive, outside the box, we're not always thinking scientific, and procedural." about driving).


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