Critical Thinking “It is far better to understand the Universe, as it really is… …than to...

Critical Thinking“It is far better to understand the Universe, as it really is… …

than to persist in delusion, no matter how reassuring that delusion feels to your soul.” …Carl Sagan

What comes to

mind when you think of critical thinking

Critical Thinking Changes the Way You See

the World.

Dr. Richard Paul

Dr. Linda Elder

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The artof analyzing

andevaluating

thinkingwith a view toimproving it.

The

art of analyzing

andevaluating

thinkingwith a view toimproving it.

The art

of analyzingand

evaluatingthinking

with a view toimproving it.

The artof analyzing

and

evaluatingthinking

with a view toimproving it.

The artof analyzing

andevaluating

thinkingwith a view toimproving it.

The artof analyzing

andevaluating

thinkingwith a view to

improving it.

The artof analyzing

andevaluating

thinkingwith a view toimproving it.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers.

You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Naguib Mahfouz1988 Nobel Prize in Literature

Learning is all about

asking questions.

What is a stupid question?

What is a good question?

A questionyou really

wantto know

the answer to.

1. Our brains look for patterns…Patterns may not reflect reality.

2. Thinking things does not make them true.

3. Facts/evidence are what you get from personal experience.

4. If evidence doesn’t agree with your beliefs…change your beliefs.

5. Make a claim, collect evidence then accept or reject claim.

6. Critical thinking gives us the tools to make better decisions.

7. Problems in life are a result of making poor decisions.

8. Put yourself in control of your own mind…Think Critically… and Be Skeptical.

The Point of Critical Thinking…