Keys or Critical Thinking

The purpose of critical thinking for any individual is to be a well-informed person. To be able to analyze and evaluate questions that is interrelated in order to make the proper decision or judgment of any given topic. This paper will attempt to summarize, and discuss certain aspects of a previously read article, “Keys to critical thinking; How to differentiate top business leaders and organizations of tomorrow,” by Rick Helliwell. The discussion paper will include how the author of the mentioned article dealt with the following elements: Perception, assumption, emotion, language, argument, fallacy, logic, and issue/problem resolutions though not in this order.

In his opening, Mr. Helliwell suggest that, “making the right recruitment decision over a critical senior executive appointment can be very difficult. The wrong decision in today’s dynamic market can very quickly lead to drop in business performance through unwise capital investments”. The article mentions ot...