INTRO TO CRITICAL THINKING

Question 1

CRITICAL THINKER

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HAS A PASSIONATE DRIVE FOR CLARITY, PRECISION, AND ACCURACY

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UNCRITICAL THINKER

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THINKS IN WAYS THAT ARE UNCLEAR, IMPRECISE, AND INACCURATE

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EGOCENTRISM

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SOMEONE’S INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANOTHER PERSON’S VIEW OR OPINION MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THEIR OWN

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SOCIOCENTRISM

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A TENDENCY TO ASSUME THE SUPERIORITY OR RIGHTEOUSNESS OF ONE’S OWN SOCIAL GROUP

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SKILLS OF A CRITICAL THINKER

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UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSING, AND EVALUATING ARGUMENTS AND VIEWPOINTS

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HOW DOES A CRITICAL THINKER REASONS?

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LOGICALLY, DATA-DRIVEN, AND EVIDENCE-BASED

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WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF A CRITICAL THINKER?

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INTELLECTUALLY HONEST, ACKNOWLEDGES LIMITATIONS

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WHAT IS GROUP THINK?

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GROUP OPINION THAT INFLUENCES YOUR OWN OPINION

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ONE WHO PASSES JUDGMENT, PERSON SKILLED IN JUDGING MERIT IN SOME PARTICULAR CLASS OF THINGS

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CRITIC

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MIDDLE FRENCH TERM FOR CRITIC

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CRITIQUE

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LATIN TERM FOR CRITIC

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CRITICUS

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GREEK TERM FOR CRITIC

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KRITIKOS

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NEGATIVE CONNOTATION OF CRITICAL

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FAULTFINDER, CENSURER, JUDGMENTAL

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POSITIVE CONNOTATION OF CRITICAL

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EXERCISES SKILLED JUDGMENT OR OBSERVATION

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CUTTING THROUGH THE CONFUSION AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT SURROUND EVERYDAY PROBLEM AND ISSUES

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PRECISION

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PASSION FOR ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION

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ACCURACY

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FOCUSED AND DOES NOT ALLOW HIMSELF TO GET DISTRACTED BY IRRELEVANT MATTERS

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RELEVANCE

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AGREEMENT OF PARTS/FEATURES TO WHOLE, AVOIDANCE OF CONTRADICTION

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CONSISTENCY

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SAYING OR BELIEVING INCONSISTENT THINGS ABOUT A PARTICULAR MATTER

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LOGICAL INCONSISTENCY

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SAYING ONE THING, DOING ANOTHER

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PRACTICAL INCONSISTENCY

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ABILITY TO DRAW WELL-FOUNDED CONCLUSIONS FROM THE BELIEFS WE HOLD

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LOGICAL CORRECTNESS

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DEEP AND COMPLETE THINKING AS OPPOSED TO SHALLOW OR SUPERFICIAL ONE

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COMPLETENESS

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OPEN-MINDED, IMPARTIAL THINKING FREE FROM BIAS

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FAIRNESS

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TENDENCY TO FOLLOW THE CROWD OR CONFORM

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CONFORMISM

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SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED OR SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE TRUE WITHOUT PROOF

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ASSUMPTION

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SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WITHOUT GOOD REASON

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UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTION

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A VIEW THAT TRUTH IS A MATTER OF OPINION

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RELATIVISTIC THINKING

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TRUTH IS A MATTER OF CULTURAL OPINION

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CULTURAL RELATIVISM

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TRUTH IS A MATTER OF INDIVIDUAL OPINION

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SUBJECTIVISM

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BELIEVING SOMETHING NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOOD EVIDENCE FOR IT BUT BECAUSE YOU WISHED IT WERE TRUE

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WISHFUL THINKING