Critical Reading Makes You Think Twice to Start Your Life.

 

You must have heard about critical thinking, right? The words is so familiar to our ear because it will make our life easier and wiser if we use critical thinking moreover we live in country where we can express opinions and free to find the information about everything. But, we have to be rational to process the information because some information will be fatal if not investigated further and the false information will make you lost in making important decisions because of that we need critical thinking to process the information accurately. So, what’s exactly the meaning of critical thinking? Critical thinking is people who think systematically, logically, and objectively in evaluating something or making important decisions. Critical thinking is also a skill that we need in our life. To increase that skill, we need more practice and habituation.

 

Critical thinking is very related to our thinking system. There are 2 systems. The first system is about our’s brain built-in. Its characteristics are instant, shallow, and emotional. If our response to an information is digested by system 1, then the quality of the response is questionable. The second system is about making great efforts to absorb and evaluate information rationally. Its characteristics are deep, systematic, and slowly. The system 2 is about habit of asking a question. After we heard a statement from other, we have to respond to it with asking something so that our critical mind can work properly. What we have to ask when we want to think critically? The first one is definition. We have to know the meaning of an information so we know what we will talk about. In definition we have to avoid the ambiguous so people will understand you clearly. The second is about context. The context must be clear so people understand. In conclusion, we must have critical thinking skills because it will make your life easier.