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There are several ways to grow intellectually as a beginning thinker. Traits are a part of our thought process. I’ve learned that intellectual traits are characteristics of a fairminded critical thinker. You have to realize that practice makes a perfect critical thinker. The process of independently analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information as a guide to behavior and beliefs is what is thought to be a critical thinker. Critical thinking is that method of thinking about any subject, content, or problem in which the thinker increases the quality of his or her thinking by proficiently taking charge of the structures essential in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them. The standards of thinking to the elements of thinking …show more content…

For example, if a known A student steps into a classroom before taking an exam, bragging about he knows his grade already. He also boasts about his pretentious grade and looks down on other student, that’s being egocentrism. Egocentrism serves as our default mind when our rational mind is underdeveloped or not engaged. The human mind has an instinctive tendency towards irrationality but the native capacity of our mind is rational. The natural mind is not concerned with the rights or needs of others. The more a thinker knows about native egocentrism, the better he or she can recognize it within …show more content…

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