What comes to mind when someone says you need to use “critical thinking”? Do you focus on the word “critical”? Do you assume that thinking critically must be requiring you to criticize or be critical of something you've read, heard, or watched? This class helped me understand what critical thinking is and how I can do it. I learned that thinking critically should not be assumed to be synonymous with criticizing once you learn to think critically, you might criticize an argument or claim, but your thinking will be thoughtfully reasoned consideration not reflexive, quick, and unthinking judgment. In the concept of critical thinking, the term “critical” refers to a way of thinking, an analytical stance you take with regards to assessing claims