''Critical Thinking is not an easy matter - '' DoingStuff.DonaldNoyes.20141120
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The Ideal Critical Thinker exhibits the following characteristics:
* In the introduction - an example of a mid-term exam:
*** http://www.loyno.edu/~jcarter/MIDTERM.HTM
* accordingly spelled out in a book:
** by Dr. Peter A. Facione, Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts.
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* HabituallyInquisitive
*** http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_habitual_behavior
* WellInformed
*** http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Well-Informed
* TrustfulOfReason
*** http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Epistemology_Reason.html
* OpenMindedAndFlexible
*** http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/openmind.html
* Is FairMindedAndHonest in evaluation
** how to be a good leader:
*** http://www.businesspundit.com/how-to-be-a-good-leader-be-fair/
* Recognizes and handles PersonalBiases
** Download Pdf:
*** http://www.d158.k12.il.us/snixon/Thematic%20Units%20and%20Resources/The%20Role%20of%20Government/Identifying%20Bias.pdf
* CarefulAndPrudent in making judgments
* Is WillingToReconsider
** patterned after Robert's Rule of order
*** http://www.robertsrules.org/rror-06.htm#36
* Seeks clarity about issues
* Brings OrderAndStructure to complex matters
* Diligent in seeking RelevantInformation
* Uses ReasonableCriteria
* RemainFocusedAvoidSideIssues
* PersistentSeeking for the GreaterPossiblePrecision within the limits of the subject and the circumstances.
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See 
* Other Descriptions and Definitions
** Dispositions and Abilities
*** http://www.k-state.edu/assessment/initiatives/ctproject/define.html
** Defining Critical Thinking
*** http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/410
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