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    Critical thinking is viewed as an ideal outcome of education and is defined as the process of conceptualizing, analyzing, and evaluating information to reach conclusions. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking by understanding logical connections, identifying and evaluating arguments, and detecting flaws in reasoning. Critical thinking is not just accumulating facts but using information to solve problems, seek additional information, and reflect on one's own beliefs. It should not be confused with being argumentative but can play an important role in cooperation and constructing arguments to acquire knowledge and improve work. While some believe it hinders creativity, critical thinking is compatible with creative thinking by helping to evaluate new ideas.

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    Critical thinking is viewed as an ideal outcome of education and is defined as the process of conceptualizing, analyzing, and evaluating information to reach conclusions. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking by understanding logical connections, identifying and evaluating arguments, and detecting flaws in reasoning. Critical thinking is not just accumulating facts but using information to solve problems, seek additional information, and reflect on one's own beliefs. It should not be confused with being argumentative but can play an important role in cooperation and constructing arguments to acquire knowledge and improve work. While some believe it hinders creativity, critical thinking is compatible with creative thinking by helping to evaluate new ideas.

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    Critical thinking is viewed as an ideal outcome of education and is defined as the process of conceptualizing, analyzing, and evaluating information to reach conclusions. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking by understanding logical connections, identifying and evaluating arguments, and detecting flaws in reasoning. Critical thinking is not just accumulating facts but using information to solve problems, seek additional information, and reflect on one's own beliefs. It should not be confused with being argumentative but can play an important role in cooperation and constructing arguments to acquire knowledge and improve work. While some believe it hinders creativity, critical thinking is compatible with creative thinking by helping to evaluate new ideas.

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    Critical thinking

    Critical thinking is viewed by educators as a type of reasoning, and it is seen as one of the ideal
    outcomes of teaching to students. The term critical thinking is primarily used in the field of education,
    and not in psychology (it does not refer to a theory of thinking.

    Critical thinking has been defined as:

     "the process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and
    evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion"[5]
     "disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence"[6]
     "reasonable reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do"[7]
     "purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and
    inference, as well as explanation of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological, or
    contextual considerations upon which that judgment is based"[8]
     "includes a commitment to using reason in the formulation of our beliefs"[9]
     in critical social theory: commitment to the social and political practice of participatory democracy,
    willingness to imagine or remain open to considering alternative perspectives, willingness to integrate
    new or revised perspectives into our ways of thinking and acting, and willingness to foster criticality in
    others.[10]
     the skill and propensity to engage in an activity with reflective scepticism (McPeck, 1981)
     disciplined, self-directed thinking which exemplifies the perfection of thinking appropriate to a
    particular mode of domain of thinking (Paul, 1989, p. 214)
     thinking about one's thinking in a manner designed to organize and clarify, raise the efficiency of, and
    recognize errors and biases in one's own thinking. Critical thinking is not 'hard' thinking nor is it
    directed at solving problems (other than 'improving' one's own thinking). Critical thinking is inward-
    directed with the intent of maximizing the rationality of the thinker. One does not use critical thinking
    to solve problems - one uses critical thinking to improve one's process of thinking.[11]
    Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the
    ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Someone with critical
    thinking skills is able to do the following :

     understand the logical connections between ideas


     identify, construct and evaluate arguments
     detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning
     solve problems systematically
     identify the relevance and importance of ideas
     reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs and values

    Critical thinking is not a matter of accumulating information. A person with a


    good memory and who knows a lot of facts is not necessarily good at critical
    thinking. A critical thinker is able to deduce consequences from what he
    knows, and he knows how to make use of information to solve problems, and
    to seek relevant sources of information to inform himself.

    Critical thinking should not be confused with being argumentative or being


    critical of other people. Although critical thinking skills can be used in exposing
    fallacies and bad reasoning, critical thinking can also play an important role in
    cooperative reasoning and constructive tasks. Critical thinking can help us
    acquire knowledge, improve our theories, and strengthen arguments. We can
    use critical thinking to enhance work processes and improve social
    institutions.

    Some people believe that critical thinking hinders creativity because it requires
    following the rules of logic and rationality, but creativity might require breaking
    rules. This is a misconception. Critical thinking is quite compatible with
    thinking "out-of-the-box", challenging consensus and pursuing less popular
    approaches. If anything, critical thinking is an essential part of creativity
    because we need critical thinking to evaluate and improve our creative ideas.

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