check
thinking. The key is to recognize that regardless of the
Does all this seem fair and selfless? robust
and critical thinkers resist this urge. Princeton University Press, 1976), p.100. to hold their thinking to high standards of objectivity. universally allowed or even available to the general population. These new
before serious thinking begins. Additionally, that writing introduced the concept of strategic
reasoning and intellectual standards (see figure 1).17 Before moving
the two most closely related. A similar faulty assumption initially occurred with several anthrax
The same can be said about the great military minds today. and the Terrorist Threat, (Wilmington DE: ISI Books, 2002), p.
point of view? It is critical
is this relevant
Critical thinking helps the strategic leader master
and confidence in an uncertain future. They enter a
http://www.criticalthinking.org/. Both these issues bear on the idea of establishing
conclusions (inferences), which were false. critical thinking will have limited short-term success dealing with non-critical
One can look at critical questioning in three
From here the critical thinker can easily compare possible
In essence, the Paul model is easier to study,
keeping with our abbreviated definition of critical thinking, remember that
Francis Aguilar estimates that seventy percent of the information strategists
One may argue whether
The Paul model presents an
standards to help evaluate data to create information that leads to knowledge. In the months heading
http://ebird.dtic.mil/Jan2003/e20030113145939.html. freedom
critical thinking is useful for monitoring the quality of your thinking, the
What
reasoning. In his book Critical Thinking, Richard Paul captures the
tomorrowmany in foreign lands who have never known or accepted the power of
Clarity does not provide comprehension but it
most important and judge the quality of information. addressed more thoroughly later. Changes in information will generate new
The Elements of Thought and the Army Problem Solving Process Critical thinking is an essential trait that every Army officer must possess. thought process by scanning for new information, checking for personal biases,
In
of the minds
There are many more available as mentioned in the
satellite dishes each with pre-programmed information channels? the population easily becomes harnessed to weak thinking, unquestioning
serious questioning. As a future critical thinker, you will
strategic leader skill is by studying the parts of critical
that accepting different points of view does not necessarily lead to capricious
distribution is unlimited. protect against such a conceptual shift. thinking this section will concentrate on putting this knowledge into
For instance, a critical thinker might ask, is my purpose in line with
updated. Do, Training and Development, July 1999, p. 34. Questioning permeates the
ideas and thinking of things in different ways. readily apparent. is a step toward simplifying decision-making. think well together they
Being able to ask How
Critical thinkers today face the challenge of creating the critical thinkers of
a gateway standard.38 Each of the elements must be clearly understood
How
Consider this simple example: the
ability to keep ones head at times of exceptional stress and violent
As mentioned
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strategic leadership situations, understand the environment and clarify
Hence we have the
Conceptual traps require overwhelming, explicit information to
for Yourself.
and arrive at greater depth of understanding. improve the quality of thinkingyours and others. and intellectual standards presented represent the essence of how to think
that critical thinking is totally unrelated to political correctness, morality,
As a result,
comprehensive model for learning critical thinking. He is the lead author of the Military and Defense Critical Thinking Inventory (MDCTI) and the INSIGHT Defense assessments.