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critical thinking

critical thinking

Meaning of critical thinking

logical evaluation

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British English/ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
American English/ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
Russian transcription[ˈkrʲitʲit͡ɕɪskəjə mɨˈʂlʲenʲɪje]
critical thinking
critical thinking - критическое мышление
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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Критическое мышление помогает решать сложные проблемы.

Critical thinking helps solve hard problems.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Учителя дают задания для тренировки критического мышления .

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critical thinking belongs to the topic "Skills and Career". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

critical thinkingкритическое мышление
childребёнок
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
gradeоценка
onlineонлайн

critical thinking synonyms

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What's the difference between critical thinking / evaluative reasoning / evidence-based reasoning / skeptical thinking / analytical skills / logical thinking

🇬🇧English
critical thinking

A broad skill of analysing and evaluating information and arguments to make reasoned judgments.

C1Very Often

Critical thinking helps students evaluate sources and weigh competing claims.

Критическое мышление помогает студентам оценивать источники и сопоставлять противоречивые утверждения.

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evaluative reasoning

Assessing arguments and evidence to form judgements; a narrower, evaluative component of critical thinking.

C1Rarely

Evaluative reasoning showed that the study's methodology weakened its conclusions.

Оценочное рассуждение показало, что методология исследования ослабляет его выводы.

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evidence-based reasoning

Forming conclusions and decisions based on available evidence and data; an explicitly empirical approach.

C1Often

Evidence‑based reasoning required the team to prioritise peer‑reviewed studies over anecdotes.

Доказательное рассуждение требовало от команды отдавать приоритет рецензируемым исследованиям, а не анекдотам.

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skeptical thinking

An approach based on doubt and scrutiny of claims; a tendency to demand evidence and verify sources.

C1Often

Skeptical thinking led her to fact‑check the viral claim before sharing it.

Скептическое мышление побудило её проверить факт распространённого утверждения перед тем, как поделиться им.

🇬🇧English

A set of abilities (data gathering, analysis, interpretation) that support analytical thinking; a more applied term.

C1Very Often

Candidates need strong analytical skills for the data analyst role.

Кандидатам требуются сильные аналитические навыки для роли аналитика данных.

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logical thinking

Thinking that follows formal logic and sequential inference; emphasizes correct, rule‑based reasoning.

C1Often

Logical thinking allowed her to spot the faulty premise in the argument.

Логическое мышление позволило ей обнаружить неверную предпосылку в аргументе.

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reflective thinking

Thinking about one's own experiences, judgments and thought processes; emphasises self‑reflection.

C1Often

Reflective thinking after the project helped her improve her approach next time.

Рефлексивное мышление после проекта помогло ей улучшить подход в следующий раз.

🇬🇧English

The process of finding practical solutions to specific problems; outcome‑oriented and applied.

C1Very Often

Problem‑solving skills were crucial when the team faced the unexpected outage.

Навыки решения проблем были критичны, когда команда столкнулась с неожиданным отключением.

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metacognition

Awareness and control of one's own thinking processes — 'thinking about thinking'; a more theoretical concept.

C1Rarely

Teaching metacognition helps students plan and monitor their study strategies.

Обучение метакогниции помогает студентам планировать и контролировать свои стратегии обучения.

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critical thinking translation: критическое мышление. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce critical thinking

/ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

critical thinking translation

критическое мышление

critical thinking examples

Critical thinking helps solve hard problems.

critical thinking transcription

/ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/, /ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

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critical thinking meaning: what does it mean?

logical evaluation

critical thinking pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

critical thinking is pronounced as /ˈkrɪtɪkəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

critical thinking definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Critical thinking helps solve hard problems. Translation: Критическое мышление помогает решать сложные проблемы.

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