Haskins - A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking精品.pdf

By Greg R. Haskins haskins02 @ August 15, 2006 Acknowledgment: Much of this paper was based on two sources, both by Robert Todd Carroll, Ph. D: 1) Becoming a Critical Thinker - A Guidef or the New Millennium, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000; and 2) The Skep tic ’s Dictionary, John Wiley Sons, Inc., 2003. Please refer to these excellent references, especially the first one mentioned, for a more in-depth introduction to critical thinking. This paper presents a concise introduction to critical thinking. It is intended as a handy tool to help anyone evaluate or develop sound reasoning and arguments. Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 What Critical Thinking is Not 3 Step 1: Adopt the Attitude of a Critical Thinker 4 Step 2: Recognize Avoid Critical Thinking Hindrances 5 Step 3: Identify Characterize Arguments 6 Step 4: Evaluate Information Sources 7 Step 5: Evaluate Arguments 8 Argument Checklist 10 Tables of Critical Thinking Hindrances 11 2 Greg R. Haskins Introduction There have been many definitions of critical thinking. From a practical perspective, it may be defined as: