Hum/111 Week 1

Associate Level Material By: Cameron Peterson II

Stages of Critical Thinking

Stages of Critical Thinking

Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking, describing how to move from each stage to the next, and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking.

|Stages of critical thinking |How to move to the next stage |Obstacles to moving to the next stage |

|EXAMPLE: |Examine my thinking to identify problems |Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of|

| |that affect my thinking. |my thinking |

|The Unreflective Thinker | | |

|The Challenged Thinker |Be willing to take command and commit |Issues like Egocentric defensiveness, |

| |myself to my critical thinking. Be willing |intellectual arrogance, rationalization and|

| |to acknowledge my own prejudices and |self-deception can lead to not wanting to |

| |misconceptions and resist the natural |attempt the challenges |

| |thoughts that come with identifying these | |

| |deficiencies. | |

|The Beginning Thinker |Examining my day-to-day thinking in order |Issues like Egocentric defensiveness, |

| |to take command. Beginning to find and |intellectual arrogance, rationalization and|

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