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I Am a Critical Thinker Now
HUM 114
Matthew Fallasen, MM, MBA

Critical thinking is a careful examination in which a person utilizes facts and evidence to form their own conclusions to certain situations. Edward Glaser explains that critical thinking calls for a persistent efforts to examine any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the evidence that supports it and the further conclusion to which it tends (Glaser, 1941). Edward Glaser provides a great insight to the importance of evidence of understanding critical thinking. Understanding the importance of coming to your own conclusions is vital to thriving in society. Critical thinking is the death of gullibility.
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