Critical Thinking Quotes

“As humans, we look for patterns everywhere, and the greatest patterns we build are the ones we make ourselves. We are more swayed by a compelling story than by reality.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload

“Fear is a powerful motivator and is one of the many emotions that guides our choices in our daily life. One of the bonuses of critical thinking is making choices based on rationale and facts, not just emotion. Science does not say God does not exist, it says that it is not yet proven. This can be frustrating for people who have a more emotional approach to life and a static understanding of the world, but critical thinking challenges us to keep questioning so that our world view stays dynamic.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload

“The truth is that emotions are created as a response to a person’s own experiences.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload

“emotions differ for different people and are constructed by our mind and culture in a way that is far more nuanced than our depiction of them.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload

“What you focus on are the stories, not the numbers and figures, because the stories are rooted in emotion.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload

“Scientific or critical thinking asks to constantly update our views, to make room for ways to improve.”
― Ian Tuhovsky, Critical Thinking: Think Clearly in a World of Agendas, Bad Science, and Information Overload