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How can you determine the most relevant pieces of evidence for critical thinking?

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Critical thinking is the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from various sources and perspectives. It requires you to use evidence-based reasoning, which means using relevant, reliable, and valid pieces of evidence to support your claims and arguments. But how can you determine which pieces of evidence are the most relevant for critical thinking? Here are some tips to help you.

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Nimmika Egodage

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1 Define your purpose

Before you start looking for evidence, you need to clarify your purpose and goal. What are you trying to achieve with your critical thinking? Are you trying to solve a problem, make a decision, persuade someone, or learn something new? Depending on your purpose, you may need different types of evidence, such as facts, statistics, examples, testimonials, or analogies. For example, if you are trying to persuade someone to adopt a new policy, you may need evidence that shows the benefits, costs, and feasibility of the policy.

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Nimmika Egodage

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Critical thinking is the ability to collect and analyze information to come to a conclusion. Being able to think critically is important in virtually every industry and applicable across a wide range of positions. That’s because critical thinking isn’t subject-specific—rather, it’s your ability to parse through information, data, statistics, and other details in order to identify a satisfactory solution. I would say when it comes to choosing the most relevant piece is the Analytical thinking: Part of critical thinking is evaluating data from multiple sources in order to come to the best conclusions. Analytical thinking allows people to reject bias and strive to gather and consume information to come to the best conclusion.

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Abbas Pourhaghverdi

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In my opinion below four basic and key elements of critical thinking are: - Identifying and focusing on the problem - Gather evidence and information about the problem - Analyzing information to identify possible solutions After collecting all relevant information -Decision to choose the best method and evaluate the results

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2 Identify your criteria

Once you have defined your purpose, you need to identify the criteria that you will use to evaluate the evidence. Criteria are the standards or rules that you apply to judge the quality and relevance of the evidence. Some common criteria are accuracy, relevance, sufficiency, reliability, validity, and consistency. For example, if you are trying to solve a problem, you may need evidence that is accurate, relevant, and sufficient to understand the causes, effects, and possible solutions of the problem.

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3 Search for sources

After you have identified your criteria, you need to search for sources that provide the evidence that you need. Sources are the places where you find the evidence, such as books, articles, websites, reports, or experts. You should use a variety of sources to get a comprehensive and balanced view of the topic. However, not all sources are equally credible and trustworthy. You should use sources that are reputable, authoritative, and objective. For example, if you are trying to learn something new, you may need sources that are based on research, peer-reviewed, and unbiased.

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Mahmood Ghasemi

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In my point of view, to search for sources that can help you with critical thinking, you need to use a variety of strategies and tools to find credible information. Some of the steps you can take are: ? Define your research question or problem clearly and precisely. This will help you to avoid vague sources. ? Use keywords that are related to your topic and that can capture different aspects of your question. ? Use research databases and search engines that are appropriate for your discipline and topic. You can use general databases like JSTOR, or subject-specific databases like PubMed. ? Use search filters and Boolean operators to expand your search results. You can filter by date, subject, language, publication type, etc.

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4 Evaluate the evidence

Once you have found the sources, you need to evaluate the evidence that they provide. Evaluation is the process of applying your criteria to the evidence and determining its strengths and weaknesses. You should critically examine the evidence and ask yourself questions such as: Is the evidence accurate, relevant, sufficient, reliable, valid, and consistent? Does the evidence support or contradict your claims and arguments? What are the assumptions, biases, and limitations of the evidence? How does the evidence compare and contrast with other evidence? For example, if you are trying to make a decision, you may need evidence that is reliable, valid, and consistent to compare the pros and cons of different options.

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On the other hand you should evaluate the sources you find for credibility, relevance, and quality. You can use these criteria to assess the sources: ? Authority: Who is the author? Are they an expert in their field? What are their credentials? ? Accuracy: Is the information correct and supported by evidence? Are the sources referenced properly? ? Currency: Is the information up to date? When was the source published? ? Coverage: Is the information comprehensive? Does it address the main aspects of your topic? ? Objectivity: Is the information impartial? Does the author have a clear purpose? ? Select the most reliable sources for your research. You can use the "Cited by" function on Google Scholar to see how many times it is cited.

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5 Select the evidence

After you have evaluated the evidence, you need to select the evidence that is the most relevant for your critical thinking. Selection is the process of choosing the evidence that best meets your purpose and criteria and discarding the evidence that is irrelevant, unreliable, or invalid. You should select the evidence that is most relevant to your topic, question, or argument. You should also select the evidence that is most persuasive, compelling, and convincing. For example, if you are trying to persuade someone, you may need evidence that is relevant, reliable, and valid to appeal to their logic, emotions, and values.

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6 Use the evidence

Finally, you need to use the evidence that you have selected for your critical thinking. Using the evidence means integrating the evidence into your claims and arguments and explaining how the evidence supports or challenges your point of view. You should use the evidence in a clear, coherent, and logical way. You should also use the evidence in an ethical, respectful, and honest way. You should acknowledge the sources of the evidence and cite them properly. You should also address any counter-evidence or objections that may arise from the evidence. For example, if you are writing a report, you may need to use the evidence to support your main points, provide examples, and refute counterarguments.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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1 Define your purpose

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5 Select the evidence

6 Use the evidence

7 Here’s what else to consider

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