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What is Critical Thinking?

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Critical thinking

6 Common Mistakes in Logic

  1. Jumping to conclusions 
  2. Attacking the person or "shooting the messenger"
  3. Appealing to authority, like professional athletes
  4. Pointing to a false cause
  5. Thinking in absolute terms: "it's all or nothing"
  6. Basing arguments on emotion

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