I handled personal and sensitive cases that required critical and political thinking, which ranged from anthrax issues to accepting gifts from foreign allies. Reviewing my homework, discussed by Paul and Elder (2006, chap. 1), I found critical thinking serves two incompatible ends. The first one is self-centeredness and the other is called fair-mindedness...
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The first one is self-centeredness and the other is called fair-mindedness. I considered myself as fair-mindedness. This thinking process is challenging. I believe fair-mindedness mimics the method of scientific investigation. A question is identified, an hypothesis formulated, relevant data sought and gathered, the hypothesis is logically tested and evaluated, and reliable conclusion are drawn from the result...
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