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The Critical Mind is A Questioning Mind
By n a - The key to powerful thinking is powerful questioning. When we ask the right questions, we succeed as a thinker, for questions are the force that powers our thinking. Thinking, at any point in time, can go off in thousands of different directions, some of which, by the way, are dead-ends. Questions define the agenda of our thinking. new (Added: 22-Mar-2006 Hits: 904 )Critical Thinking Field Guide (Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1990)
By James Lett - Critical thinking is discussed in relationship to paranormal and occult claims. A quote: "The six rules of evidential reasoning are my own distillation and simplification of the scientific method. To make it easier for students to remember these half-dozen guidelines, I've coined an acronym for them: Ignoring the vowels, the letters in the word "FiLCHeRS" stand for the rules of Falsifiability, Logic, Comprehensiveness, Honesty, Replicability, and Sufficiency. Apply these six rules to the evidence offered for any claim, I tell my students, and no one will ever be able to sneak up on you and steal your belief. You'll be filch-proof." (Added: 6-Oct-2003 Hits: 1315 )Scientific American: Baloney Detection -- How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience, Part I
By Michael Shermer - I then explain that we need to check things out for ourselves and, short of that, at least to ask basic questions that get to the heart of the validity of any claim. This is what I call baloney detection, in deference to Carl Sagan, who coined the phrase "Baloney Detection Kit." To detect baloney--that is, to help discriminate between science and pseudoscience--I suggest 10 questions to ask when encountering any claim (Added: 6-Oct-2003 Hits: 827 )Critical Thinking Skills Dimensions
By NA - Paul, Binker, Jensen, and Kreklau (1990) have developed a list of 35 dimensions of critical thought. They are listed here. (Added: 5-Aug-2003 Hits: 1821 )Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
By CIA - very good examination of many elements of critical thinking, with examples. This is COOL! (Added: 5-Aug-2003 Hits: 1170 )Critical Thinking Through Re-Writing Comics
By John Pereira - If you are unfamiliar with the concept of critical thinking you will be interested in reading this article. According to the author, "Take a non-linear story in a picture-word format, and ask your students to re-write it in as linear a way as is possible, and, what do we get? An exercise in critical thinking." Two good examples of this transformation are provided. new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 243 )Related Categories:
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