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• The elements are identifying your purpose, defining the question you need to answer, challenging your predispositions, applying framing concepts, checking inferences, and considering implications.
• There are three steps in applying critical thinking: to identify assumptions, assess arguments, and draw conclusions.
• Identifying predispositions Predispositions are the thoughts or opinions already formed about a subject.
• critical thinking process, you need to identify applicable framing concepts – element four of the reasoning process. Framing concepts are the existing theories, laws, principles, or models that are used to interpret information accurately and truly understand the question or issue.