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1、ByGregR.Haskinshaskins02@yahoo.comAugust15,2006Acknowledgment:Muchofthispaperwasbasedontwosources,bothbyRobertToddCarroll,Ph.D:1)BecomingaCriticalThinker-AGuidefortheNewMillennium,PearsonCustomPublishing,2000;and2)TheSkeptic’sDictiona
2、ry,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,2003.Pleaserefertotheseexcellentreferences,especiallythefirstonementioned,foramorein-depthintroductiontocriticalthinking.Thispaperpresentsaconciseintroductiontocriticalthinking.Itisintendedasahandytooltohelpanyoneevaluateordevelopsoundreasoning
3、andarguments.TableofContentsPageIntroduction2WhatCriticalThinkingisNot3Step1:AdopttheAttitudeofaCriticalThinker4Step2:Recognize&AvoidCriticalThinkingHindrances5Step3:Identify&CharacterizeArguments6Step4:EvaluateInformationSources7Step5:EvaluateArguments8ArgumentCheck
4、list10TablesofCriticalThinkingHindrances112GregR.HaskinsIntroductionTherehavebeenmanydefinitionsofcriticalthinking.Fromapracticalperspective,itmaybedefinedas:Aprocessbywhichweuseourknowledgeandintelligencetoeffe
5、ctivelyarriveatthemostreasonableandjustifiablepositionsonissues,andwhichendeavorstoidentifyandovercomethenumeroushindrancestorationalthinking.Noteveryonevaluestheneedforcriticalthinking.Often,beingmethodicallyobjectiveisviewedascold,sterile,andworstofall,boring.Totho
6、sewhosay“Havefaithandletyourfeelingsguideyoutothetruth,”or“Don’tletfactsgetinthewayofaninspiringorinterestingstory,”thesewordswillprobablynotresonate.Butforthosewhotrulyunderstandandappreciatetheimportanceofcriticalthinking,thispaper,includingtheattachedtables,canbec
7、omeausefulreferencefordailylife.Justbecauseyouareintelligentorhavegreatknowledgedoesnotmean1.Reality:Whatreallyexistsyoucanthinkcritically.Aprofoundandhappensoutsidethegeniusmayhavethemostirrationalofconfinesofourownminds.beliefsorthemostunreasonableof3A.Basicopinion
8、s.CriticalthinkingisaboutEmotionalNeeds:Security,howweuseourintelligenceand2.Perception:Howwesenseacceptance,knowledgetoreachobject
