Clarity- Critical thinking includes our ability to identify information specifically and accurately. Critical thinkers are able to

• describe accurately the beliefs and propositions encountered in presentations by others
• identify precisely the contexts of presentations by others
• define precisely the focus and purposes of their own presentations
• select appropriate sources and information of their own presentations
• express their own beliefs and propositions unambiguously

Discernment- Critical thinking includes our ability to analyze information with insight and judgment. Critical thinkers are able to

• assess the reliability of information in presentations by others
• determine the explicit or implicit assumptions in presentations by others
• appraise the coherence and development of presentations by others
• strengthen the coherence and development of their own presentations
• ascertain appropriate resources and contexts to support their own propositions or beliefs

Integration- Critical thinking includes our ability to evaluate and synthesize information efficiently and effectively. Critical thinkers are able to

• extrapolate from materials in one situation or resource to different contexts
• articulate divergent and convergent points-of-view confronted in various presentations
• incorporate materials from various resources and disciplines into their own arguments
• evaluate their own point-of-view on a topic in the contexts of other points-of-view
• develop an ethical awareness of and responsibility for their propositions and presentations