Critical Thinking

Critical thinking in my opinion has many definitions. The important thing is the one giving the definition. My definition of critical thinking invovles three elements: Logic, analysis and explanation. First logic is needed to explain critical thinking because logic has to do with using the brain power that you have to first identify the underlying concept of what is being critically thought out. Next is analysis, when you analyze something you disect it or in other words pick it apart. When using critical thinking you must analyze all the possible outcomes that could happen, and then use the information you gathered to go more into depth. Explanation is the last element that I think helps define critical thinking. After your brain starts working and using logic and you have analyzed the outcomes of the logic, then you explain what it is that you have discovered. Critical thinking: Using logic to identify a concept, then analysis to disect the concept and in end explaining what it is you discovered. I think that critical thinking over time can be learned and if something can be learned than it can be taught. As I have gone through all of my years of schooling I have learned that critical thinking is not the easiest form of response to a question. Back when I was in Jr. High school the critical thinking question on the homewrk or the exams was a BIG OH NO!! At first I had no idea how to answer critical thinking question. Over time my teachers would give instructions that involved structure that could help define a critical thinking question. It takes structure and practice to become good at using critical thinking.