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1、Unit1LearningtheartofcriticalthinkingA.Thereisnothingmorepracticalthansoundthinking.Nomatterwhatyourcircumstanceorgoals,nomatterwhereyouare,orwhatproblemsyouface,youarebetteroffifyourthinkingisskilled.Asamanager,leader,employee,citizen,lover,friend,parent–ineveryrealmandsituationofy
2、ourlife–goodthinkingpaysoff.Poorthinking,inturn,inevitablycausesproblems,wastestimeandenergy,andengendersfrustrationandpain.B.Criticalthinkingisthedisciplinedartofensuringthatyouusethebestthinkingyouarecapableofinanysetofcircumstances.Thegeneralgoalofthinkingisto"figureoutthelayofth
3、eland"inanysituationwearein.Weallhavemultiplechoicestomake.Weneedthebestinformationtomakethebestchoices.C.Itisimportanttorealizethatseriousstudyofthinking,seriousthinkingaboutthinking,israre.Itisnotasubjectinmostcolleges.Itisseldomfoundinthethinkingofourculture.Butifyoufocusyouratte
4、ntionforamomentontherolethatthinkingisplayinginyourlife,youmaycometorecognizethat,infact,everythingyoudo,orwant,orfeelisinfluencedbyyourthinking.D.Tomakesignificantgainsinthequalityofyourthinkingyouwillhavetoengageinakindofworkthatmosthumansfindunpleasant,ifnotpainful–intellectualwo
5、rk.Yetoncethisthinkingisdoneandwemoveourthinkingtoahigherlevelofquality,itisnothardtokeepitatthatlevel.Still,thereisthepriceyouhavetopaytostepuptothenextlevel.Onedoesn'tbecomeaskillfulcriticofthinkingovernight,anymorethanonebecomesaskillfulbasketballplayerormusicianovernight.Tobecom
6、ebetteratthinking,youmustbewillingtoputtheworkintothinkingthatskilledimprovementalwaysrequires.E.Thismeansyoumustbewillingtopracticespecial"acts"ofthinkingthatareinitiallyatleastuncomfortable,andsometimeschallenginganddifficult.Youhavetolearntodowithyourmind"moves"analogoustowhatacc
7、omplishedathleteslearntodo(throughpracticeandfeedback)withtheirbodies.Improvementinthinking,inotherwords,issimilartoimprovementinotherdomainsofperformancewhereprogressisaproductofsoundtheory,commitment,hardwork,andpractice.Considerthefollowingkeyideas,which,whenapplied,resultinamind
8、practicingskilledth
