Developing Critical Thinking

Book: Human Skills for the Automated Future: Being Human as the Key Eligibility for Future Workplaces by CSMFL Publications

by Yang Li
Academic Researcher & K-12 Consultant, Jiangsu-Nanjing 210023, China.
10.46679/9788196780586ch03
This chapter is a part of: Human Skills for the Automated Future: Being Human as the Key Eligibility for Future Workplaces by Yang Li
ISBN (Ebook):978-81-967805-8-6
ISBN (Softcover Print):978-93-49926-23-3

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Published: May 15, 2025

Li, Y. (2025). Developing Critical Thinking. In Li, Y., Human Skills for the Automated Future: Being Human as the Key Eligibility for Future Workplaces (pp 27-36). CSMFL Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.46679/9788196780586ch03

Abstract

The role that human critical thinking skills play in daily life grows as AI further integrates into our lives. This chapter analyzes the necessary tools to effectively sail through this information age. It does this by describing useful strategies for the formation of sharp analytical skills and the development of strong critical thinking, which will help students critically evaluate information in today’s complex cyber world. This chapter covers some concrete techniques of questioning assumptions and the examination of information in an unbiased way. It will also show you a proper method of detection with bias, together with how to evaluate evidence efficiently, enabling you to make good arguments based on verifiable facts. Beginning with a firm emphasis on critical thinking, this chapter is going to help you become an effective consumer of information in the digital age.

With studies that illustrate the practical application of those strategies in real-life scenarios, this chapter providing an example of critical thinking in action and how one should analyze information, recognize biases, and make informed decisions in various contexts. The chapter further explores the exercises that will put critical thinking into practice. These exercises can be utilized for use in the classroom or even for the self-learner desiring to improve growth mindset and a never-ending curiosity about inquiry. Through these skills that are essentially human, we shall empower the next generation to navigate a complex AI landscape with faith in themselves. It is this that will enable them to think critically through information, come up with innovative solutions to problems, and make informed decisions in a dynamic future.

Keywords: Critical Thinking, Analytical Skills, Information Literacy, Evaluating Evidence, Bias Detection, Argumentation, Case Studies

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