What is “critical thinking”?

Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking.

Source: [TUTORIAL C01] What is critical thinking? @ Critical Thinking Web

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• Critical thinking @ Wikipedia

  Excerpt: Critical thinking is a type of clear, reasoned thinking. According to Beyer (1995) Critical thinking means making clear, reasoned judgements. While in the process of critical thinking, ideas should be reasoned and well thought out/judged.

• Defining Critical Thinking @ The Critical Thinking Community

  Excerpt: Critical thinking is that mode of thinking – about any subject, content, or problem – in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them.

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