What is critical thinking?

One of the important parts of critical thinking is the awareness that no one is perfectly critical and      thinking logically all the time. Anyone can make errors in the process of thinking– unconscious errors that lead to misinterpretation of information that is around us. The other side of the coin is logical errors – incomplete, misleading or false statements which fail to pass critical and logical assessments. What does this mean in practice? It means that any information should be treated with healthy scepticism: verify the author, who writes that and why, check the author's qualification and professional affiliation; verify and assess the source, whether it is reliable and well-reputed; verify (by searching) whether other media are also talking about sensational statements; watch out for and particularly verify shocking and emotional stories! A rational critical thinker will have to update their views and adapt to the world's changes as much as possible!