... observations of how critical thinking processes are being applied in my unit. What is Critical Thinking? Our text book defines critical thinking simply as a "systematic evaluation of arguments based on explicit rational criteria" (Browne, Keely, McCall, & Kaplan, 2001). I interpret that definition as gathering as much evidence and facts possible as time permits before making a final decision. For instance, whenever one of my soldiers doesn't report to formation on time I make it a point to make sure he or she is ok before jumping to conclusion. The fact of the matter is that I really don't know weather or not the soldier has a legitimate excuse until I am able to evaluate all of the available evidence. If I assume the soldier has a poor excuse before talking to him or her, then I will open myself up to getting upset too early. What if we get informed ...

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