Introduction for Teachers and Students..........in
There are Three Main Kinds of Thinkers..........1n
The Fairminded Critical Thinker..........2n
The Selfish Critical Thinker..........3n
The Na?ve Thinker..........4n
Developing Intellectual Character..........5n
How to Become a Fairminded Critical Thinker..........6n
Intellectual Standards Help You Think Better..........9n
Be Clear: Don’t Confuse People..........10n
Be Accurate: Make Sure It’s True..........11n
Be Relevant: Make Sure You Stay on Track..........12n
Be Logical: Make Sure Everything Fits Together..........13n
Be Fair: Make Sure You Consider Others..........14n
Some Important Intellectual Standards..........15n
A Checklist of Questions You Can Ask to Targetn
Intellectual Standards..........16n
Think About Fairness..........17n
Journal Entry Focusing on Unfair Thinking and Behavior..........18n
We Take Our Thinking Apart to Find Problems in Our Thinking — and Solve Them..........19n
Think About Purpose..........20n
State the Question..........21n
Gather the Information..........22n
Check Your Inferences..........23n
Question Your Assumptions..........24n
Clarify Your Concepts..........25n
Understand Your Point of View..........26n
Think Through the Implications..........27n
Clarifying Inferences and Assumptions 28n
Finding Your Inferences and Assumptions..........30n
Critical Thinkers Seek Better Ways of Doing Things..........32n
Strategies for Using the Parts of Thinking..........33n
Analyzing Problems..........33n
Analyzing Characters in a Story..........35n
Analyzing Chapters in a Textbook..........37n
Analyzing Experiments..........39n
Analyzing the Data Collected (After Experiments)..........40n
Analyzing Subjects or Disciplines..........41n
Asking Questions in Class Which Target the Parts of Thinking..........42n
Strategies for Clarifying and Understanding Important Ideas:n
Clarifying Your Own Ideas, Clarifying What O