Ideal Critical Thinker

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The Ideal Critical Thinker exhibits the following characteristics:

In the introduction - an example of a mid-term exam:
- http://www.loyno.edu/~jcarter/MIDTERM.HTM
accordingly spelled out in a book:
- by Dr. Peter A. Facione, Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts.

HabituallyInquisitive
- http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_habitual_behavior
WellInformed
- http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Well-Informed
TrustfulOfReason
- http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Epistemology_Reason.html
OpenMindedAndFlexible
- http://www.essentiallifeskills.net/openmind.html
Is FairMindedAndHonest in evaluation
- how to be a good leader:
  - http://www.businesspundit.com/how-to-be-a-good-leader-be-fair/
Recognizes and handles PersonalBiases
- Download Pdf:
  - http://www.d158.k12.il.us/snixon/Thematic%20Units%20and%20Resources/The%20Role%20of%20Government/Identifying%20Bias.pdf
CarefulAndPrudent in making judgments
Is WillingToReconsider
- patterned after Robert's Rule of order
  - http://www.robertsrules.org/rror-06.htm#36
Seeks clarity about issues
Brings OrderAndStructure to complex matters
Diligent in seeking RelevantInformation
Uses ReasonableCriteria
RemainFocusedAvoidSideIssues
PersistentSeeking for the GreaterPossiblePrecision within the limits of the subject and the circumstances.

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