critical thinking
critical thinking noun: the application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.
Noun
critical thinking (uncountable)
- The application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.
- The new mysticism, very prevalent at this time in America, is thus, indeed, not ill represented by this very pleasant book. Critical thinking there is none, of course, from one end of the volume to the other.1898, Josiah Royce, “Review of In Tune with the Infinite; or, Fulness of Peace, Power, and Plenty by Ralph Waldo Trine”, in International Journal of Ethics, volume 9, number 1, page 126
- As any educator knows, the training of students in critical thinking, analytic skills, and problem solving has become a top educational priority in recent years.1990, Kerry S. Walters, “Critical Thinking, Rationality, and the Vulcanization of Students”, in Journal of Higher Education, volume 61, number 4, page 450
critical thinking meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Punjabi
critical thinking in Hindi
- application of logical principles
- आलोचनात्मक चिन्तन ālocnātmak cintan
critical thinking in Bengali
- application of logical principles
- সুবিবেচক চিন্তন śubibecok cinton
critical thinking in Kannada
- application of logical principles
- ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ nirṇāyaka cintane
critical thinking in Punjabi
- application of logical principles
- ਆਲੋਚਨਾਤਮਿਕ ਚਿੰਤਨ ālocnātamik cintan
More languagesFewer languages
- critical thinking in Tagalog
- kritikal na pag-iisip
- critical thinking in Arabic
- تَفْكِير نَقْدِيّ tafkīr naqdiyy
- critical thinking in Malay
- pemikiran kritis
- critical thinking in Indonesian
- berpikir kritis, pemikiran kritis
- critical thinking in Persian
- تفکر انتقادی
- critical thinking in Vietnamese
- tư duy phản biện
Examples of critical thinking in a sentence
- Recent studies of adolescents' brain scans show that the consumption of alcohol by young adults can cause long-lasting damage, particularly in areas related to learning, memory and critical thinking.2006 June 4, David Pease, “Teenage Wasteland”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Jun 2009:
- Suffocation can only inhibit critical thinking, an essential element of research, even in areas far removed from Xi's Maost-like ideology.2020, Gordon G. Chang, The Great U.S.-China Tech War, New York: Encounter Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 24:
Questions about critical thinking
- What does critical thinking mean?
- Critical thinking means the application of logical principles, rigorous standards of evidence, and careful reasoning to the analysis and discussion of claims, beliefs, and issues.
- What is critical thinking in Hindi?
- Critical thinking in Hindi is आलोचनात्मक चिन्तन (ālocnātmak cintan). See Critical thinking meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use critical thinking in a sentence?
- Recent studies of adolescents' brain scans show that the consumption of alcohol by young adults can cause long-lasting damage, particularly in areas related to learning, memory and critical thinking.
- What part of speech is critical thinking?
- Critical thinking is a noun.
Words near critical thinking in the dictionary
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