Advantages Of Critical Thinking

Critical thinking What is critical thinking? Some people say that It means being critical in everything,like in the way of thinking (as an example) and this word or skill doesn't only mean the way of thinking but it has a lot of ways such as how to read critically, how to write critically, how to skim or scan critically and a lot of other ways that i will mention later.This important skill has many definitions. When i checked the online sources and some books related to that topic i saw a lot of different opinions about that skill. Some of these sources say that critical thinking is a mode of thinking about a text or a content which improves the quality of the person in accessing and reconstructing it (thinking skill). Some other sources

In my opinion i totally agree with this information, because these 3 things are really important and related to the critical thinking. Let's move on the etymology of the word critical. This word critical derived from the ancient Greek over last 30-50 years ago, the word critical derived from two Greeks words which are kiriticos (means discerning judgment) and kriterion (meaning standards).Now I will start talking about how to develop the critical thinking,how to be success at it, the advantages of critical thinking and when we think critically. First there are things that critical thinking involves such as reading, writing, listening, and critical questions. Let's start with reading, we must identify lines, identifying evidence, evaluating lines and evaluating evidence.Then we have writing, the conclusions must be clear, show clear line of reasoning such as argument which leads your conclusion, present evidence which support the reasoning, reading your own writing and the recourses, view your subject from multiple perspectives and finally writing in a critical way rather than personal or journal style. Listening is an important part in the way of

To what extent? How do we know this is true? How reliable is this source? What could be going on below the surface,...and a lot of other question forms. Second i will talk about being success at critical thinking.1.Be clear about your conclusions, 2.Have a clear lines of reasoning, 3.Use evidence to support your reasoning, 4.Evaluate your own writing through critical reading and 5.Take multiple perspectives. Third, the advantages of critical thinking. People with professional critical thinking skills are able to: *Understand the logical connection between ideas, *Identify, construct and evaluate arguments, *Detect inconsistencies and commit mistakes in reasoning, *Solve problems systematically, *Identify relevance and importance of ideas, *Reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs and values. Fourth, When we think critically? *Rationality: Rely on reason rather than emotion,require evidence, ignore no known evidence and follow evidence where it leads. *Self awareness: weigh the influences of motives and bias, Recognize your own assumptions , prejudices and biases. *Honesty: we think critically when we