Critical thinkers____________what they read. a. Ask questions about c. Summarize b. Organize d. None of these Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

Critical thinkers a.) Ask questions about what they read.

In essence, critical thinking = THINKING! One of the most important rewards of an education is learning to exercise critical thinking. If a person fails to develop the skills / habit of critical thinking, then their education has been a FAILURE.

By their nature, human beings are, essentially, LAZY - they generally want to do as little as possible to get through life. PROBLEM - Critical thinking requires effort, it is work. This explains why far too many people choose the two extremes of NAIVETE and CYNICISM.

NAIVETE = Believing something, accepting something at 'face value'.

CYNICISM = Rejecting something 'out of hand'.

What do NAIVETE and CYNICISM have in common? Neither involves any CRITICAL THINKING / THINKING. This is why so many - far too many - people either automatically believe something or automatically refuse to believe something - both NAIVETE and CYNICISM don't require any WORK!!!