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common misconception about critical thinking:
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thinking that finds fault with other peoples' ideas.
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critical thinking is NOT:
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merely finding errors or weaknesses in people's ideas.
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5 categories of college-level thinking skills:
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verbal reasoning skills, argument analysis skills, skills in thinking as hypothesis testing, using likelihood and uncertainty, decision-making and problem solving skills.
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"local" critical thinking
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studying a particular subject
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"central" critical thinking:
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learn general principles of reasoning that apply to all subjects.
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3 general occasions critical thinking is most difficult:
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unfamiliar subject matter, being too immersed in the subject matter, you already agree with the claim being made.
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