Are you a critical thinker?

1. I question everything.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers ask the RIGHT questions.

I reflect on everything.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers don’t reflect on everything but do so wisely and selectively.

I often gather additional information before reaching a conclusion.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes, gathering additional relevant information is crucial for critical thinking.

If the information is irrelevant, I should continue asking how it helps me answer the issue at hand.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers do not spend time on irrelevant information.

I am mainly concerned with assessing my own thinking, rather than the thinking of others, since my own thinking is the only thinking under my control.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers also take others’ thinking into consideration.

I am an open-minded thinker.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

1. Yes, critical thinkers do think open-mindedly.

I often see the mistakes in my own thinking, as well as in the thinking of others.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes, fair-mindedness is a characteristic of critical thinkers.

I’m confident in my ability to judge whether the ideas are my own.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers have sufficient autonomy for what they are working on.

I often give up when I realize I don’t understand.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Critical thinkers not only recognize what they don’t know but also persevere in their attempts to acquire greater understanding.

 I often gloat to others about everything I know.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Intellectual humility is also a characteristic of critical thinkers.