Critical Thinking and Decision Making Critical Thinking is defined as the systematic evaluation of arguments based on explicit rational criteria (Browne and Stuart IX). Deductive reasoning is the first tool that reasonable people can use to improve their critical thinking skills. Critical thinking requires people to be able to find the faulty reasoning and deductions in an argument. Incorrect or inconclusive assumptions must be identified and dissected to make sense of any argument. Asking the …showed first 75 words of 627 total…

…showed last 75 words of 627 total…and study the deductions and assumptions. Once they have the necessary information then they can make their decision very confidently. I am not presently working. I have not encountered many critical thinking people in my professional career. I do not remember any one from my past employment that I think had the skills necessary to be a critical thinker. Browne, M. Neil, and Stuart M. Keeley. Asking the Right Questions. 5th ed. Pearson Custom Publishing, 2000.