Which of the following is Paul's definition of critical thinking?
a. Thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better
b. Purposeful, outcome-directed thinking based upon a body of non-scientific knowledgederived from research and other courses of evidence
c. Making sense of our world by carefully examining our thinking and the thinking ofothers in order to clarify and improve our understanding
d. Understanding of the argument, recognizing fallacies, and distinguishing premises from
conclusions
A
Paul (1992) provided a rather interesting and somewhat amusing view of critical thinking as "thinking
about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better.". Other definitions
include the making sense of our world through examination of our thinking and the thinking of others
(questioning) and understanding of the argument, recognition of fallacies, and the recognition of
premises from conclusions.
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