Critical Thinking Standards
What is the ability to think clearly and make logical decisions called?
Critical Thinking
What is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions called?
Self awareness
Broad category of skills, attitudes, and self analysis used to analyze and evaluate problems.
What is critical thinking?
College courses emphasize this type of thinking.
Higher-order thinking
In healthcare, keeping patient information private is called what?
Confidentiality
True or False: Critical thinkers only provide their opinion on issues
False
Staying calm during a dispute shows what skill?
Self Control
Critical thinkers must provide this instead of opinion.
What is evidence?
In college writing, arguments must be supported by this type of reliable support.
Credible evidence
True or False: Smart people automatically have high emotional intelligence.
False
What is a skill of critical thinkers that allow them to express their ideas clearly?
Clarity
Understanding how someone else feels is called what?
Empathy
The process of “thinking about your own thinking.”
What is metacognition?
This skill involves analyzing and judging the strength of an argument.
Critical evaluation
Which is stronger in decision making:Emotions or logic working together?
Both
Part of critical thinking where we are open-minded and avoid having preconceptions
Fairness
Choosing not to argue when it’s not worth it shows what?
Emotional maturity
Using false or inferior information leads to this kind of decision-making.
What is poor-decision making?
In order to write a strong research paper, students must find and evaluate these reliable academic materials.
Scholarly resources
Why is critical thinking important when reading social media posts?
To avoid misinformation
”garbage in, garbage out” refers to this standard.
What is accuracy?
Letting anger control your decision making shows low what?
Emotional Control
The lifelong process that strengthens reasoning skills and keeps the mind alert.
What is lifelong learning?
Writing a successful college paper requires presenting this, supported by credible documentation.
Argument
Refusing to listen to other opinions shows a lack of what?
Open mindedness