Study Guide & Strategies

Thinking Critically

Critical Thinking is "the careful, deliberate determination of whether we should accept, reject, or suspend judgment about a claim, and the degree of confidence with which we accept or reject it."
From Critical Thinking by Moore and Parker.

Strategies for Critical Reading

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What is the issue?"

• What conclusion does the author reach about the issue?"

• What are the author's reasons for believing as he does?"

  • Be alert to bad reasoning (i.e. pity, fear, misuse of statistics etc.) that can fool you.

• Has the author used facts or opinions?

  • Facts can be proven.

  • Opinions cannot be proven and may or may not be based on sound reasoning.

• Has the author used neutral words or emotional words?

  • Critical readers look beyond the language to see if the reasons are clear.

Characteristics of Critical Thinkers

• They are honest with themselves

• They resist manipulation

• They overcome confusion

• They ask questions

• They base judgments on evidence

• They look for connections between subjects

• They are intellectually independent

Adapted from Critical Thinking by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero

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