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Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-1Uses of Critical ThinkingBasic elements of communicationSocial ChangeUncover bias and prejudice

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Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-2Thorough ThinkingSorting out conflicting claimsWeighing the evidence for themLetting go of personal biasesArriving at reasonable viewsBeing willing to change views

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Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-3Creativity Fuels Critical ThinkingConvergent thinkingDivergent or Creative thinking Cultivate aha experiencesBurst of creative energyFuels critical thinkingPaul McCartneys YesterdaySheldon Its a wave!Follow through

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Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-4Techniques for Creative ThinkingConduct a brainstormFocus and let goCultivate creative serendipityKeep idea filesCollect and play with data

Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-5Techniques for Creative ThinkingCreate while you sleepRefine ideas and follow throughCreate success strategiesTrust the process

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Look for the assumptions (the assertions implied by that view) Write them outSee if you can find exceptions to them

ViewpointUncovering AssumptionsTesting the validity of a viewpoint

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Becoming a Master StudentCopyright Houghton Mifflin Company7-7Ways to Fool Yourself: Six Common Mistakes in LogicJump to conclusionsAttack the personAppeal to an authorityPoint to a false causeThink in all-or-nothing termsBase arguments on emotion

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