Answer to Question #198937 in English for Asante Emmanuel

Question

Explain any four characteristics of a critical thinker.

Answer 1

Critical thinkers avoid assumptions, preferring to deal in facts. They question the veracity of the facts they find.

They are open-minded and don’t leap to conclusions. They dislike dogma.

They have well developed analytical and problem-solving skills.

They are logical, but not necessarily linear in their logic.

They don’t fall in love with their own ideas and opinions. They will change their opinions or positions on a subject if newly considered facts are sufficiently persuasive.