CHARACTERISTIC OF A

CRITICAL THINKER
CRiTiCAL & CREATiVE THiNKiNG

BY : MADAM SARA ZULKIFLI

 PASSIONATE SENSITIVE
ARE YOU A
CRiTiCAL BELIEFS ON FACTS
THiNKER? SKiLLED

LOGiCAL OPEN MINDED

HONEST
COURAGEOUS

AWARE OF BIASES
CURIOUS
INDEPENDENT

ATTENTiVE
PERSEVERE
PASSIONATE 1
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Have a passionate drive for clarity, Often think in ways that are unclear,
precision, accuracy and other imprecise and innacurate.
critical thinking standards.
SENSITIVE 2
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Are sensitive to ways in which Often fall prey to egocentrism,

critical thinking can be skewed sociocentrism, relavisitic thinking,
by egocentrism, sociocentrism, unwarranted assumptions and
wishful thinking, and other wishful thinking.
impediments.
 SKiLLED 3
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Are skilled at understanding, Often missunderstand or evaluate

analyzing and evaluating unfairly arguments and viewpoints.
arguments and viewpoints.
LOGiCAL 4
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Reason logically and draw Think illogically and draw unsupported

appropriate conclusions from conclusions from evidence and data.
evidence and data.
 HONEST 5
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Are intellectually honest with Pretend they know more than they
themselves, acknowledging what do and ignore their limitations.
they don’t know and recognizing
their limitations.
 OPEN MINDED 6
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Listen open-mindedly to opposing Are close-minded and resist criticism

points of view and welcome of beliefs and assumptions.
criticisms of beliefs and assumptions.
BELIEFS ON FACTS 7
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Base their beliefs on facts and Often base beliefs on mere personal
evidence rather than on personal preference or self-interest.
preference or self-interest.
AWARE OF BIASES 8
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Are aware of the biases and Lack awareness of their own

preconceptions that shape the biases and preconceptions.
way they perceive the world.
INDEPENDENT 9
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Think independently and are not Tend to engage in ‘groupthink’

afraid to disagree with group uncritically following the beliefs
opinion. and values of the crowd.
ATTENTiVE 10
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Are able to get to the heart of Are easily distracted and lack the
an issue or a problem, without ability to zero in on the essence of an
being distracted by details. issue or a problem.
 COURAGE 11
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Have the intellectual courage Fear and resist ideas that challenge
to face and assess fairly ideas their basic beliefs..
that challenge even their most
basic beliefs.
 CURIOUS 12
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Pursue truth and are curious Are often relatively indifferent to

about a wide range of issues. truth and lack curiosity.
 PERSEVERE 13
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CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER

Have the intellectual Tend not to persevere when they

perseverance (persistence) to encounter intellectual
pursue insights or truths obstacles or difficulties.
despite obstacles or difficulties.
 CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER
Have a passionate drive for clarity precision,
accuracy, and other critical thinking standards. > Often think in ways that are unclear, imprecise,
and inaccurate.

>
Are sensitive to ways in which critical thinking Often fall prey to egocentrism, sociocentrism,
can be skewed by egocentrism, sociocentrism, relativistic thinking, unwarranted assumptions,
wishful thinking, and other impediments. and wishful thinking

Are skilled at understanding, analyzing, and

evaluating arguments and viewpoints. > Often misunderstand or evaluate unfairly
arguments and viewpoints.

Reason logically and draw appropriate

conclusions from evidence and data. > Think illogically and draw unsupported
conclusions from evidence and data.

>
Are intellectually honest with themselves, Pretend they know more than they do and ignore
acknowledging what they don’t know and their limitations.
recognizing their limitations.

>
Listen open-mindedly to opposing points of Are closed-minded and resist criticisms of beliefs
view and welcome criticisms of beliefs and and assumptions.
assumptions.
 CRiTiCAL THiNKER UNCRiTiCAL THiNKER
>
Base their beliefs on facts and evidence rather Often base beliefs on mere personal
than on personal preference or self-interest. preference or selfinterest.

Are aware of the biases and preconceptions that

shape the way they perceive the world. > Lack awareness of their own biases and
preconceptions.

Think independently and are not afraid to

disagree with group opinion. > Tend to engage in “groupthink,” uncritically
following the beliefs and values of the crowd.

Are able to get to the heart of an issue or a

problem, without being distracted by details. > Are easily distracted and lack the ability to
zero in on the essence of an issue or a problem.

Have the intellectual courage to face and assess

fairly ideas that challenge even their basic beliefs. > Fear and resist ideas that challenge their
basic beliefs.

Pursue truth and are curious about a wide range

of issues. > Are often relatively indifferent to truth and
lack curiosity.

>
Have the intellectual perseverance to pursue Tend not to persevere when they encounter
insights or truths despite obstacles or difficulties. intellectual obstacles or difficulties.
Thank You!