Stages of Critical Thinking

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Stages of Critical Thinking

Part 1: Stages of Critical Thinking

Complete the matrix by identifying the four beginning stages of critical thinking as detailed in Critical Thinking.

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The Unreflective Thinker | At this stage poor thinking causes many problems in our lives, but we are unaware of this. We think of our beliefs as truth. We think of our decisions as sound. We lack intellectual standards and have no idea what such standards might be. |

The Challenged Thinker | We cannot solve a problem we do not own. We cannot deal with a condition we deny. Without knowledge of our ignorance, we cannot seek the knowledge of the skills we need to develop, we will not developed those skills. |

The Beginning Thinker | When a person actively decides to take up the challenge to grow and develop as a thinker. This is the stage of thinking in which on begins to take thinking seriously. This is a preparatory stage before one gains explicit command of thinking. |

The Practicing Thinker | There is know one way to go about this process of designing a regimen of practice. There are many potential ways, some better, and some worse for you. If you are like most people, you can discover some starting points. The problem will be following through on any that you find. |

Part 2: Your Thinking

Write a 75- to 150-word explanation of your current level of critical-thinking development, and explain why you placed yourself at that stage.

The beginning thinker is my current level of thinking. Once people recognize that they are “addicted” to poor thinking, they must begin to recognize the depth and nature of the problem. As beginning thinkers, we should recognize that our thinking is sometimes egocentric. For example , I may notice how little I consider the needs of others and how much I focus on getting what I personally want. I may...