Critical Thinking Critical thinking can be defined as the art of taking charge of your own mind. Critical thinking can, and should, be used each day. Living in the information age, we are under a constant barrage of opinions, facts, and information. The basic concept of critical thinking is simple. "If we can take charge of our own minds, we can take charge of our lives; we can improve them, bringing them under our "self …showed first 75 words of 811 total…

…showed last 75 words of 811 total…energy needed for critical thinking will greatly enhance our personal and professional lives. Employing this valuable skill will enable us to have confidence in our decisions and beliefs, as we will know that we have thoroughly thought our decisions and opinions through. References Harris, Robert. (1997). "Evaluating Internet Research Sources." Kurland, Daniel J. (1995). I Know What It Says . . . What does it Mean? McCall, M. & Kaplan, R. (1990). Whatever it takes. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall