Adaptive Critical Thinking

Adaptive Critical Thinking

1. The ability to recognize unexpected situations, make sense of them, decide on a course of action, and construct knowledge during problem solving

   • Adaptive Critical Thinking Process
     • 1. Start with open mindedness about my assumptions
     • 2. Apply complex ambiguous situation using system thinking
     • 3. Monitor and respond thinking traps like bias
     • 4. Gather relevant data for new understanding
     • 5. Filter those data by questioning my perspectives and worldview
     • 6. Analyze claims and evidence with rigor
     • Practice sense making
     • Transform my thinking by reflection on action

2. Formal Thinking vs Adaptive Thinking

   • Logic is just not sufficient for improving reasoning quality
   • Formal logic does not address con- text or content
   • Seldom does one have complete, certain information.
   • Logic is a formal system of thought.
   • The rules of logic do not conform to the rules of conversation

3. Dispositions/ Virtues

   • Habits of thought
   • Thinking dispositions can be improved
   • Thinking dispositions require fewer context clues than skills
   • Thinking dispositions are the levers of thinking skills.

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