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Critical Thinking: The Miniature Guide To
Critical Thinking: The Miniature Guide To
Critical Thinking
C oncepts and T ools
Richard Paul Linda Elder
Center for Critical Thinking Foundation for Critical Thinking
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The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools
Contents
Point of View
frame of reference,
Purpose
goal,
perspective,
objective
orientation
Assumptions Information
presupposition, data, facts,
taking for granted observations,
experiences
Concepts
theories, Interpretation
definitions, axioms,
and inference
laws, principles,
conclusions,
models
solutions
Intellectual
Integrity
Intellectual Intellectual
Autonomy Humility
Intellectual Intellectual
Courage Perseverance
Fairmindedness
T h e S ta n da r d s
Clarity Precision
Accuracy Significance
Relevance Completeness
Must be
Logicalness Fairness applied to
Breadth Depth
T h e E l e m e n ts
Purposes Inferences
Questions Concepts
As we learn Points of view Implications
to develop Information Assumptions
I n t e l l e c t ua l T r a its
Intellectual Humility Intellectual Perseverance
Intellectual Autonomy Confidence in Reason
Intellectual Integrity Intellectual Empathy
Intellectual Courage Fairmindedness