Critical Thinking Exercises
by Jeffry Ricker, Scottsdale Community College

Learn to Think!
Making it today in a globally-competitive marketplace requires sharp thinking skills--being able to break a problem into its component parts, evaluating challenges and opportunities, and providing solid solutions. Developing and maintaining critical thinking skills is the key to success not only in college, but in your chosen career. Organized on a chapter-by-chapter basis, each Critical Thinking Tutorial introduces a specific critical thinking skill, such as recognizing extraneous variables, spotting specific fallacies in reasoning, and understanding the limitations of anecdotal evidence. After a brief essay that explains the nature and importance of the skill under study, engaging exercises challenge you to apply the skill to adjustment-related issues. Choose a chapter to begin!