Becoming a Good Thinker

Critical Thinking Question

Domain of Thinking

Intellectual Standard/Element of Thought

Fact, Preference, or Judgement

Example: What is the leading cause of pollution in the world’s oceans and its impact on ocean life?

Ecology

The intellectual standard related to this question is clarity because in order to understand why the oceans are polluted, it is important to be specific about what is polluting them. The element of thought would be information since the data and facts of what causes ocean pollution would lead to further ecological questions about when enough data is understood, and the goal of cleaning them up can be formed.

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