Fallacy Summary and Application Paper: Question Everything <Tab/>Critical thinking has been defined as "A process by which we use our knowledge and intelligence to effectively arrive at the most reasonable and justifiable positions on issues, and which endeavors to identify and overcome the numerous hindrances to rational thinking." (Haskins, n.d.) To be a critical thinker it is not only essential to have a healthy skepticism of events and views …showed first 75 words of 1173 total…

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