Without critical thinking, we are vulnerable to making our group's beliefs our own rather than evaluating which beliefs align with our values. Align your view and your values.

But critical thinking is more than just a skill set; you have to recognize when to apply it, do so effectively, and then know how to respond to the results.

Analytical thinking is the process of remembering words and putting their meanings into context. This process is not simply accessing a mental dictionary. Every time you use words, you re-create ...

This led to the observation that participants with higher analytical thinking were more likely to judge a news headline as false and thus had a greater accuracy for false news.