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0:00critical thinking is all about asking
0:03questions the right questions questions
0:06that help you assess both the meaning
0:08and the significance of claims and
0:11arguments building these skills and
0:14applying them in your life makes it
0:17easier for you to assess evidence
0:19evaluate arguments and adapt your
0:22thinking so you stay switched on and
0:25engaged in different
0:27situations critical thinking involves
0:30stepping back from a situation to enable
0:32you to see all the angles before making
0:35judgments or taking
0:37decisions it means identifying the key
0:40points analyzing the sources of
0:42information weighing up different types
0:45of evidence just as a judge and jury
0:47would do in a court of law and putting
0:50it all together into your own
0:52independent thought through point of
0:55view one thing that it's very important
0:58to realize is that critical thinking
1:01isn't about being critical and it's
1:04about much more than just finding flaws
1:07in other people's claims by itself that
1:11isn't enough to give you an
1:13edge to be a true critical thinker means
1:17being creative reflective and adaptable
1:21evaluating the evidence to decide for
1:23yourself what is accurate what is
1:26relevant and do I have sufficient
1:28information to to take a decision on
1:30this
1:31topic thinking critically means taking a
1:35stand for
1:36yourself it can be difficult not to be
1:39swayed by close family or friends views
1:41on things or certain beliefs that just
1:44feel right but learning how to use these
1:48higher order thinking skills can help
1:51you to feel much more confident in your
1:53own opinions and
1:57conclusions critical thinking is also
2:00about a sense of Discovery and
2:03excitement not only about learning but
2:06evaluating arguments to see how they
2:08stand up and filtering for yourself what
2:11resonates as right or
2:14wrong by using these techniques you'll
2:17find yourself becoming a clearer better
2:21thinker MCAT learn better think smarter
2:26aim higher