The 6 Critical Thinking skills

Your friends are arguing and you want to help them see each other’s perspectives so they can get along better.

• Analysis

• Problem-solving

• Reasoning

• Interpretation

A software designer has to fix the bug in an app.

• Analysis

• Problem-solving

• Reasoning

• Interpretation

An engineer needs to plan a drainage system so the local playground will remain dry during the rainy season.

• Analysis

• Problem-solving

• Reasoning

• Interpretation

Participating in a debate.

• Analysis

• Creative thinking

• Problem solving

• Interpretation

A trianing nurse looks at the cases at hand and decides the order by which the patients should be treated

• Analysis

• Creative thinking

• Problem solving

• Interpretation

You want to create an impressive presentation for your English class.

• Problem solving

• Analysis

• Creative thinking

• Interpretation

A human resource administrator must create a training video for new employees.

• Problem solving

• Analysis

• Creative thinking

• Interpretation

A manufacturer listens to two perspectives on a new type of machine to decide which one will work best for your factory.

• Problem solving

• Creative thinking

• Reasoning

• Interpretation

You listen to the perspectives of your friends to decide which concert you should attend next week.  You interpret their information to make a decision.

• Problem solving

• Creative thinking

• Reasoning

• Interpretation

You evaluate your essay to determine if it meets all the criteria of the assignment prompt and the grading rubric before submitting it to your teacher.

• Evaluation

• Interpretation

• Reasoning

• Analysis