Critical Thinking Article Summary and Critique

Abstract In the article I choose (Critical Thinking: Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions) the authors focus on two elements of reasoning, inference and assumption. The authors define an assumption as "something that we take for granted or presuppose" and defined an inference as "a step in the mind, by which one concludes something to be true in the light of something else being true. I will critique this article for the following elements: perception, assumption, …

…jobs staying on subject and explaining the topic of their article. There were many examples given to assisting in discernment of the information being read. I did come away with a better understanding of the differences between inference and assumption during critical thinking. Hopefully I will be able to put this into practice while thinking (critically). References Elder, L. & Paul, R. (2002, March). Critical thinking: Distinguishing between inferences and assumptions. Journal of Developmental Education, 20020301, 25(3), 34-35.