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What are the skills required for critical thinking?

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Keep pushing through your failures. Reframe failure as a learning experience so you can grow from it.

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Why is critical thinking important?

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Critical thinking is important because it is the ability to rationalize ideas, opinions and thought, and make logical decisions. Being able to critically think will lead to a much better life as you will have the ability to make right decisions and question everything.

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How I develop my confidence among the people?

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Practice! Keep having conversations that display your critical thinking skills.

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How can I be assured about answers?

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By doing as it says in the article above -- don't just accept answers as correct. Check for yourself. Check from several sources until you are happy with the conclusion you finally rest upon.

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What is the overall best way to improve critical thinking?

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Critical thinking is evaluating what you hear and read. It helps to explore the motive of the information. You learn though research, asking questions, and not assuming you're right.

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How do I use critical thinking on close relatives?

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Question all your assumptions about them, and don't accept information uncritically...investigate for yourself whether things you are told are true.

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When someone tells me their idea, I just listen and nod without thinking about it. How can I change that?

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You could actually listen and ask questions if you're curious about something they said.

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How do I know if something is right or wrong?

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Form a set of permanent facts/rules. If someone asks you a question, always give a form of response. If you know the answer then give the answer, if you don't then say you don't, or if it's a personal question you can simply say you'd prefer not to say.

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How can I get to be a great leader in future if I'm currently 15?

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Try to research different leaders and find the style of leadership you enjoy most.

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How do I know if an answer is correct or not when improving my critical thinking skills?

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Don't look at it that way, as it is not about answers or being correct, it's about having the ability to pierce through illogical, false and obfuscating speech, writing or ideas. While you are in the process of improving your critical thinking, aim to be disciplined and be ready to be flexible when you find out your way of thinking may not be correct but needs adjustment. Sooner or later, with experience you will know what is more likely to be truth and what is likely to be factually unlikely or just plain wrong. Often, the answer will differ for different situations, which is why critical thinking is really about being agile and open-minded rather than seeking a one-size-fits all solution to everything, as that's just not possible.

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