Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis
Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis
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– <strong>and</strong> consequences – things that do happen once the decision has<br />
been made. Finally, Paul <strong>and</strong> Elder insist that “learning to analyze<br />
thinking requires practice in identifying the structures in use.” 16<br />
Figure 2: Elements of Thought<br />
Source: Derived from Richard Paul <strong>and</strong> Linda Elder, The Miniature Guide to<br />
<strong>Critical</strong> <strong>Thinking</strong> Concepts <strong>and</strong> Tools, 4th Edition (Dillon Beach, CA: The Foundation<br />
for <strong>Critical</strong> <strong>Thinking</strong>, 2004), 2.<br />
16 Linda Elder <strong>and</strong> Richard Paul, The Foundations of Analytic <strong>Thinking</strong>: How<br />
to Take <strong>Thinking</strong> Apart <strong>and</strong> What to Look for When You Do (Dillon Beach, CA: The<br />
Foundation for <strong>Critical</strong> <strong>Thinking</strong>, 2003), 5. Cited hereafter as Elder <strong>and</strong> Paul,<br />
Analytic <strong>Thinking</strong>. Paul <strong>and</strong> Elder, Concepts <strong>and</strong> Tools, 2.<br />
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