Title: Introduction to Critical Reasoning - WikiEducator
Headings: Introduction to Critical Reasoning
Introduction to Critical Reasoning
Contents
Introduction
Topics
Objectives
Study Materials
Readings
Web Resources
Lecture
What is Critical Reasoning?
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Becoming a Critical Thinker
Thinking for Yourself
Thinking in an Informed Way
Critical Self-Reflection
Activities
Journal Assignment 1
Becoming a Critical Thinker
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Journal Assignment 2
Thinking in an Informed Way - Part 1
Thinking in an Informed Way - Part 2

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We think that you need all the above-mentioned skills to figure out the meaning of the statements in Part 1 . Thinking for Yourself
If you think for yourself, you question the world and offer alternative viewpoints about the way the world is perceived by other people. When we say think for yourself, we don’t mean ‘think selfishly for yourself’. We mean ‘think independently’. A person who thinks for herself or himself has to have a sense of humility, and of modesty, and of relativity because you have to realise that other people are also thinking for themselves and you’re bound to come out with something a little different from what they are thinking. In order to become a critical thinker, you have to have the ability to listen and the modesty to adjust your point of view as you gather more insights. Thinking in an Informed Way
As you would have seen from your review of the recommended resources, informed reasoning is based on claims that can be substantiated. In other words, your opinion is based on fact and not on personal opinion. In today’s world where we become ever more involved in using technology as a resource for information, it is crucial that we have the ability to think in an informed way in order to be able to decipher the barrage of information available to us.