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5.4: Outcome- Critical Thinking Skills

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    Three students leaning over a sheet of butcher block paper, with markers in their hands

    The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.

    —Christopher Hitchens, author and journalist

    Learning Objectives

    By the end of this section, you will be able to:

    • Describe the role that logic plays in critical thinking
    • Describe how critical thinking skills can be used to problem-solve
    • Describe how critical thinking skills can be used to evaluate information
    • Identify strategies for developing yourself as a critical thinker
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