Critical Thinking

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## TL;DR

Critical thinking is reflective, evidence-aware judgment that tests assumptions, weighs reasons, and watches for cognitive bias.

## Core Explanation

This repair keeps public claims tied to direct sources: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy for the concept, Tversky and Kahneman for heuristics under uncertainty, and Kahneman for the popular System 1/System 2 framing.

## Further Reading

- [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Critical Thinking](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/critical-thinking/)
- [Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17835457/)
- [Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374533557/thinkingfastandslow)