| A | B |
|---|
| Comprehend or Summarize | Step 1 of the Critical Thinking Process |
| Analyze | Step 2 of the Critical Thinking Process |
| Infer | Step 3 of the Critical Thinking Process |
| Synthesize | Step 4 of the Critical Thinking Process |
| Evaluate | Step 5 of the Critical Thinking Process |
| Try to understand the basic meaning | How do I comprehend? |
| Try to understand how each part contributes to the overall meaning | How do I analyze? |
| Try to discover what is implied | How do I infer? |
| Try to connect with prior knowledge and ideas | How do I synthesize? |
| Judge quality and form your own opinion | How do I evaluate? |
| A logical fallacy is: | a flaw in reasoning that leads to illogical statements |
| Hasty generalization: | draws conclusions from inadequate evidence |
| Circular reasoning: | tries to offer proof by using another version of the argument itself |
| Argument to the person: | attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself |
| False or irrelevant authority: | citing the opinion of someone who has no expertise in the subject |
