Critical Thinking

2. Verifying the truthfulness of information.
11. Ensuring reasoning is coherent and makes sense.
13. Making judgments about the value of ideas or materials.
15. The use of imagination or original ideas.
18. The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief is true.
19. A belief accepted without proof.
21. Self-centered thinking.
23. Considering multiple perspectives.
24. A strong desire to know or learn something.
25. Being open-minded and unbiased.

1. The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior.
3. Ensuring statements are clear and easily understood.
4. Willingness to consider new ideas.
5. Connecting information to the question at hand.
6. Serious thought or consideration.
7. Group-centered thinking.
8. Prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group.
9. Providing specific details.
10. Addressing the complexities of the issue.
12. Thinking, The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue to form a judgment.
14. Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
16. A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
17. Making, Choosing between alternatives.
20. Solving, The process of finding solutions to difficult issues.
22. Quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic.