Critical Thinking

Question 1

Six steps of critical thinking

Answer 1

Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, self-regulation.

Question 2

Interpretation

Answer 2

“to comprehend and express the meaning or significance of a wide variety of experiences, situations, data, events, judgments, conventions, beliefs, rules, procedures, or criteria.”

Question 3

Analysis

Answer 3

“to identify the intended and actual
inferential relationships among statements,
questions, concepts, descriptions, or other
forms of representation intended to express
belief, judgment, experiences, reasons,
information, or opinions.”

Question 4

Evaluation

Answer 4

“to assess the credibility of statements or other representations which are accounts or descriptions of a person’s perception, experience, situation, judgment, belief, or opinion; and to assess the logical strength of the actual or intended inferential
relationships among statements, descriptions, questions or other forms of representation.”

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

“to identify and secure elements needed to

draw reasonable conclusions; to form conjectures and hypotheses;

Question 6

Explanation

Answer 6

being able to present in a cogent and coherent way the results of one’s reasoning. This means to be able to give someone a full look at the big picture

Question 7

Self-regulation

Answer 7

The two sub-skills here are self-examination and

self-correction.