Logic and Critical Thinking: How it Impacts our Perceptions

Logic and Critical Thinking: How it Impact our Perceptions Simon and Kapplan (1989) allude to critical thinking as being "the formation of logical inferences." These inferences help to shape our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us. Oftentimes the perceptions we formulate are not always an accurate reflection of the real world. There are many external influences that can assist in the distortion of our logical thinking. Gender, ethnicity, socioeconomics, culture, age, physical characteristics, and …

…most high school or secondary educational institutions curriculums. Introducing critical thinking early on in life would help minimize many to the prejudice thoughts that plague our minds on a daily basis. Paul, Binker, Adamson, and Martin (1989) said it best, "critical thinking is the art of thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible." That is something we all should think about.