Critical Thinking

From reading most of the replies posted in the blog forum, critical thinking seems to have different meanings for different people. The overall idea, still stays the same.
After a little bit of research, critical thinking does have a very broad meaning. From information gathering and analyzing, to reflection and reasoning, an attempt to use a bit more brain power seems to be the key for critical thinking. Careful judgement and a little patience is also important for critical thinking.
Most news and articles have a bias, but by critical thinking, a person will be able to develop their own thoughts and opinions. Critical thinking is not just limited to news and articles, as this thought process can be used in almost any situation that calls for a higher level of thinking.

Critical thinking is influenced by personality and mood. If a person is angry or upset, their mindset about a situation may be completely different from a person who is happy.
Dictionary.com has the definition, "disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence."
Anyone can think critically, but if someone is very uninterested in a topic, critical thinking may be difficult to accomplish.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/critical+thinking
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766