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What is critical thinking?
The analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments
What does critical thinking presuppose?
Assent to rigorous standards of excellence
Who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
Plato
Who mentioned that the mind of a critical thinker engages the person's intellectual abilities and personality traits?
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In which period did Plato indicate that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
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In the classical period of Ancient Greece, who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
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Critical thinking involves the application of which of the following?
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According to Richard W. Paul, what traits does the mind of a critical thinker engage?
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What did Plato conclude about the ethical matter of Socrates escaping from prison?
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What does critical thinking presuppose according to the text?
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