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To: benwood who wrote (67835)	8/9/2006 6:42:29 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

You can laugh -- I was recently at a Conference on Critical Thinking -- the founder expressed the same thought -- "most people do not recognize any problems with their thinking." That's elitist thinking, imo. Very few people don't do some sort of critical, reflective thinking. It is a question of what they do with it -- or if such thinking becomes well-developed. Don't laugh -- when I think of extreme examples -- ok, the first one that popped into my head was the Pres -- I am not privy to their thoughts -- I am sure even he has a self-critical thought now at then, whether it can be conncted to anything or remembered for any period of time -- well, that's another matter. Don't be so hard on people -- some folks, by choice, are barraged with all kinds of useless, noisy information -- whether from the media, their peers -- or by reading too many internet chat sites -- just makes it difficult for those critical thoughts to stick or get anywhere.

To: benwood who wrote (67835)	8/9/2006 6:45:46 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 110194

BTW -- I think these guys have a pretty good formalism -- thought their intellectual virtues are a bit fuzzy and subject to interpretation: criticalthinking.org To Analyze Thinking: Identify its purpose, question, information, conclusion(s),assumptions,implications, main concept(s), and point of view. To Assess Thinking: Check it for clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth,significance, logic, and fairness. The Result A well-cultivated critical thinker: Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely; Gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively; Comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards; Thinks openmindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and Communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems.