What is Critical Thinking and Effective Communication?

Question

Two Sources online I found so far are
http://www.criticalthinking.org/aboutCT/definingCT.shtml
A well cultivated critical thinker:

raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and
precisely;
gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to
interpret it effectively comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards;
thinks openmindedly within alternative systems of thought,
recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences; and
communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems.
Critical thinking is, in short, self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. It presupposes assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use. It entails effective communication and problem solving abilities and a commitment to overcome our native egocentrism and socioce

Answer 1

Don't ask...I am a psychology major...this is not a religious issue though you tried to make it one so I will tell you...little of it goes on in the R&S section because all sides are too busy putting each other down.

The Skeptical Christian
Grace and Peace
Peg

Answer 2

I think critical thinking is much simpler than that. It's the ability to apply perspective, to look at something at an angle other than the one presented.

For example, a critical thinker understands that there are assumptions that underlie the posited statement or idea, and that the statement is only valid if those assumptions are.

"Moral arguements... are not differences on the issues, they are based on very deep differences in the opponents' perception of fundamental reality." --Journal of Rhetoric