1. Skilled and Eager to Think
Chapter 2
Skilled and Eager to Think

2. Positive Critical Thinking Habits of Mind; A Strong Critical Thinker
Critical Thinking Disposition Self-Rating Form
Positive and Negative Habits of Mind
Preliminary Self-Assessment
It is only natural to wonder about our own disposition
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3. Research on Critical Thinking Habits of Mind
Seven Positive Critical Thinking Habits of Mind
Truth-seeking
Open-minded
Analytical
Systematic
Confident in reasoning
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4. Research on Critical Thinking Habits of Mind
Inquisitive
Judicious
Negative Habits of Mind
How Does TV Portray Critical Thinking?
Is a Good Critical Thinker Automatically a Good Person?
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7. Building Positive Habits of Mind
Value Critical Thinking
Take Stock
Be Alert for Opportunities
Forgive and Persist
Putting the Positive Critical Thinking Habits of Mind into Practice
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9. Core Critical Thinking Skills
Interpreting and Analyzing the Consensus Statement
Interpretation
Evaluation
Analysis
Explanation
Inference
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10. Core Critical Thinking Skills
Self-Regulation
When thinking critically, we apply these six skills to:
Evidence (facts, experiences, statements)
Conceptualizations (ideas, theories, ways of seeing the world)
Methods (strategies, techniques, approaches)
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11. Core Critical Thinking Skills
Criteria (standards, benchmarks, expectations)
Context (situations, conditions, circumstances)
The Jury Is Deliberating
Critical Thinking Skills Fire in Many Combinations
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12. Core Critical Thinking Skills
Strengthening Our Core Critical Thinking Skills
Ask Good Critical Thinking Questions
Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric
Skills and Subskills Defined
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15. A First Look at Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Nurses’ Health Study—Decades of Data
Inductive Reasoning
Cosmos vs. Chaos
Deductive Reasoning
Early Life Factors & Risk of Breast Cancer
What Are Your Professors and Textbooks Asking of You?
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16. Questions to Fire Up Our Critical Thinking Skills
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17. Questions to Fire Up Our Critical Thinking Skills
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18. Core Critical Thinking Skills
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