Critical Thinking

Elements of critical thinking

 * The list of core critical thinking skills includes observation, interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, explanation, and metacognition.
 * Evidence through reality
 * Context skills to isolate the problem from context[clarification needed]
 * Relevant criteria for making the judgment well
 * Applicable methods or techniques for forming the judgment
 * Applicable theoretical constructs for understanding the problem and the question at hand
 * Recognize problems, to find workable means for meeting those problems
 * Understand the importance of prioritization and order of precedence in problem solving
 * Gather and marshal pertinent (relevant) information
 * Recognize unstated assumptions and values
 * Comprehend and use language with accuracy, clarity, and
 * Interpret data, to appraise evidence and evaluate arguments
 * Recognize the existence (or non-existence) of logical relationships between propositions
 * Draw warranted conclusions and generalizations
 * Put to test the conclusions and generalizations at which one arrives
 * Reconstruct one's patterns of beliefs on the basis of wider experience
 * Render accurate judgments about specific things and qualities in everyday life