Components of Critical Thinking

Effective reasoning

Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation.

Systems thinking

Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce the final outcomes in complex systems.

Making judgments and decisions

Analyze, evaluate and synthesize information or data and interpret and draw conclusions.

Problem solving

Ask critical questions and solve different kinds of non-familiar problems

Definitions from the P21 Framework.