WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?

Often when we use the word 'critical' we mean "negative and fault-finding". This is the sense we have in mind, for example, when we complain about a parent or a friend who we think is unfairly critical of what we do or say. But critical also means 'involving or excercising skilled judgement or observation'.

In this sense critical thinking means thinking clearly and intelligently. More precisely, critical thinking is the general term. We need to effectively identify, analyze and evaluate arguments and truth claims to discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases to present the convincing reasons in order to support the conclusion and to make a reasonable, intelligent decisions about what to believe and what to do.

There are few elements that involves in critical thinking which are clarity, precision , accuracy, relevance, consistency, logical correctness, completeness and fairness.

FROM : AZIEYATI ABDUL MALIK