What is the difference between critical and non critical thinking?

Answer 1

Critical ThinkingCritical thinking is the active, skillful deployment of those general principles and procedures of thinking which are most conducive to truth or accuracy in judgement.

To understand critical thinking better, consider some of the things that uncritical thinkers do. An uncriticalthinker:

• accepts things purely on faith

• thinks that a person's beliefs are "true for them" and can't be mistaken or criticized
• is not disposed to seek evidence or challenge beliefs.

By contrast, a critical thinker asks questions like:

• What am I being asked to accept?
• Should I accept it or not?
• Why? What are the arguments and how strong are they?

The foundation of critical thinking is understanding how claims are supported or opposed by evidence, i.e., how information is relevant to whether a claim is true or false. Any particular piece of evidence can be cast in the form of a reason for, or objection to, some claim. So at the most basic level, the general principles and procedures you need to be a critical thinker are the ones governing reasoning and argument.

A critical thinker can:

• identify the main contention in an issue,
• look for evidence that supports or opposes that contention, and
• assess the strength of the reasoning.

Answer 2

Critical thinking involves evaluating information, analyzing it, and making reasoned judgments. Non-critical thinking is more superficial and does not involve questioning or analyzing information deeply. Critical thinking involves looking at all sides of an issue, while non-critical thinking may rely on assumptions or emotions without considering evidence.