Critical Thinking

To make the most of your curiosity, you need to have discipline with impartiality, determination, and conviction. Pursuing curiosity can be an adventure.

A significant critical thinking skill is the ability to distinguish and regulate statements of fact, opinion, and projection. These three styles of expression are called statements modes, which are commonly used in business to convey critical information. Each have different communication functions.

Each is used for different, particular purpose. Facts can be used as supporting evidence for a conclusion to support a conviction. Opinions are valuable advisories and preference indicators when offered by someone knowledgeable or experienced. Projections help with planning and preparations.

• Facts convey definitive information
• Opinions let you know how the speaker feels about a given manner.
• Projections are a hybrid of fact and opinion - they represent opinions about potential upcoming facts.

If it is possible to determine a statement's truth, then the statement is fact.

Does the statement disclose a preference, personal evaluation, or eithical value? Then the statement is opinion.

Does the statement describe some future situation based on current events or conditions? Then the statement is projection