Critical thinking is a purposeful, goal-directed process of inquiry that uses available facts, principles, theories, and abstractions. Which statement best describes the processes that are accomplished through critical thinking?
a. Make inferences, solve problems, arrive at decisions.
b. Persuade others, induce debate, use intuition.
c. Make inferences, reduce fractions, make decisions.
d. Solve problems, elevate issues, reflect actions.
ANS: A
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