Critical Thinking Skills

DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE, READ, OR HEAR.

• Decide for yourself what you are going to believe.

CRITICAL THINKING IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO:

• Enhance common sense
• Filter emotion
• Categorize experiences
• Select reference
• Understand the "experts"
• Sort fact from opinion
• Learn to express yourself in a coherent and expressive manner

CRITICAL THINKERS ARE:

• Attractive socially
• Able to resist manipulation
• Able to overcome confusion
• Able to percieve connections between subjects
• Able to base judgements on evidence and facts
• Able to realize that the "truth" is never simple. Grey or foggy areas always exist.