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Bassham Chapter 1 CT A Student Introduction
Bassham Chapter 1 CT A Student Introduction
Bassham Chapter 1 CT A Student Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction to Critical
Thinking
Lecture Notes © 2008 McGraw Hill
Higher Education 1
Critical Thinking
“Critical” here does not mean “negative.”
Critical thinking is thinking that
involves/exercises skilled judgment or
observation.
A good critical thinker has the cognitive skills
and intellectual dispositions needed to
effectively identify, analyze and evaluate
arguments* and truth claims.