Critical Thinking Vocabulary

the art of conscious, disciplined use of intellect to make issues more clear, defensible, and truthful

• critical thinking

• intelligence

• reasoning

• logic

the mental ability to learn and understand things

• reasoning

• logic

• intelligence

• critical thinking

the mental process of distinguishing ideas and drawing conclusions from evidence, usually in multiple steps

• reasoning

• critical thinking

• money moves

• logic

the rules of correct reasoning and argumentation

• intelligence

• logic

• belief

• knowledge

trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something

• knowledge

• evidence

• argument

• belief

well justified belief

• knowledge

• evidence

• argument

• reason

facts or information that support or justify a belief

• evidence

• argument

• reason

• intelligence

a linked set of reasons presented in support of or against some idea

• reason

• conclusion

• opinion

• argument

a support or justification for a belief

• conclusion

• opinion

• reason

• assumption

the last step in an argument

• reason

• opinion

• assumption

• conclusion