批判性思维就是通过一定的标准评价思维，进而改善思维，是合理的、反思性的思维，既是思维技能，也是思维倾向。

Critical Thinking refers to the following: awareness of a set of interrelated critical questions; ability to ask and answer critical questions at appropriate times; desire to actively use the critical questions. 

——《Asking the Right Questions A Guide to Critical Thinking》