Applying Critical Thinking Skills

Question 1

To reflect about a problem means to ask yourself about any possible ‘what ifs.’

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Question 2

Evaluating means to judge if information is ‘reliable’ or ‘unreliable.’

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Question 3

Critically thinking about a subject is the same as memorizing all the information you can about the subject.

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F

Question 4

In your own words, describe what your teacher means if they say, “Use your critical thinking skills.”

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Student answers will vary but should include elements of the following: Critical thinking is a set of skills and the use of those skills to understand and solve problems. Critical thinking can be called “Higher order thinking” Critical thinking goes beyond memorizing facts Critical thinking steps can include: Analyze, evaluate, question, reflect about ideas One should challenging the information presented to them Critical thinking is a problem-solving strategy

Question 5

Problem solving is another name for critical thinking.

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Question 6

Critical thinking comes naturally to everyone.

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F

Question 7

Predict what the world might be like if no one tried to think critically. Explain your predictions.

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If we lived in a world where people didn’t think critically, we might believe whatever we’re told, and we would probably have difficulties seeing the connection between ideas and detecting inconsistencies in reasoning. Moreover, we might be unable to solve our own problems because it requires critical thinking skills and creativity to identify possible solutions to a problem.

Question 8

Questioning means to envision other possible outcomes to a problem.

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T

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