<Ul> <Li> "the process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion" </Li> <Li> "disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open - minded, and informed by evidence" </Li> <Li> "reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do" </Li> <Li> "purposeful, self - regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference, as well as explanation of the evidential, conceptual, methodological, criteriological, or contextual considerations upon which that judgment is based" </Li> <Li> "includes a commitment to using reason in the formulation of our beliefs" </Li> <Li> the skill and propensity to engage in an activity with reflective scepticism (McPeck, 1981) </Li> <Li> disciplined, self - directed thinking which exemplifies the perfection of thinking appropriate to a particular mode or domain of thinking (Paul, 1989, p. 214) </Li> <Li> thinking about one's thinking in a manner designed to organize and clarify, raise the efficiency of, and recognize errors and biases in one's own thinking . Critical thinking is not' hard' thinking nor is it directed at solving problems (other than' improving' one's own thinking). Critical thinking is inward - directed with the intent of maximizing the rationality of the thinker . One does not use critical thinking to solve problems--one uses critical thinking to improve one's process of thinking . </Li> <Li> "an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation" </Li> </Ul> <Li> "the process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion" </Li> <Li> "disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open - minded, and informed by evidence" </Li> <Li> "reasonable, reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do" </Li>

What is prejudice in terms of critical thinking