IdealCriticalThinker

Critical Thinking is not an easy matter - DoingStuff.DonaldNoyes.20141120

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The Ideal Critical Thinker exhibits the following characteristics:

• In the introduction - an example of a mid-term exam:
  • http://www.loyno.edu/~jcarter/MIDTERM.HTM
• accordingly spelled out in a book:
  • by Dr. Peter A. Facione, Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts.

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• HabituallyInquisitive
  • http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_habitual_behavior
• WellInformed
  • http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Well-Informed
• TrustfulOfReason
  • http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Epistemology_Reason.html
• OpenMindedAndFlexible
  • http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/openmind.html
• Is FairMindedAndHonest in evaluation
  • how to be a good leader:
    • http://www.businesspundit.com/how-to-be-a-good-leader-be-fair/
• Recognizes and handles PersonalBiases
  • Download Pdf:
    • http://www.d158.k12.il.us/snixon/Thematic%20Units%20and%20Resources/The%20Role%20of%20Government/Identifying%20Bias.pdf
• CarefulAndPrudent in making judgments
• Is WillingToReconsider
  • patterned after Robert's Rule of order
    • http://www.robertsrules.org/rror-06.htm#36
• Seeks clarity about issues
• Brings OrderAndStructure to complex matters
• Diligent in seeking RelevantInformation
• Uses ReasonableCriteria
• RemainFocusedAvoidSideIssues
• PersistentSeeking for the GreaterPossiblePrecision within the limits of the subject and the circumstances.

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See

• Other Descriptions and Definitions
  • Dispositions and Abilities
    • http://www.k-state.edu/assessment/initiatives/ctproject/define.html
  • Defining Critical Thinking
    • http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/410

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