What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is a tool that can be used in any aspect of life, a thinking process that develops through careful reasoning. Critical thinking is a mental process that must be learned to effectively understand and correctly interpret information. The ability to read is just as important as the ability to understand what is read. Critical thinking is used to fully understand what you are reading and can also be used with spoken words. Understanding whether the information is accurate and understanding the purpose of the argument are both important parts of critical thinking. The first step in understanding whether the information presented is accurate is to find out whether the source is reliable and academic. The next step would be to understand argumentative fallacies. Understanding the types of fallacies will also help you understand the purpose of the argument. Argumentative fallacies are false limitations in the argument and may be stated intentionally to aid one's argument or may simply be an error by the author. Deliberate errors, if discovered, automatically reduce your ability to argue points effectively. Once part of the argument is deliberately falsified, the rest of the argument loses credibility. Incorrect errors can have the same impact on credibility as deliberate errors, but are more forgiving. Incorrect errors can occur when facts are used in the wrong context, conclusions are reached without a correct flow of events, or the arguer simply does not have enough evidence to support his or her argument. Errors occur in spoken and written communication because it would be impossible to be omniscient and correctly articulate all the information… middle of paper… becomes especially true when the information comes from a professional who should know what they claim. There is a lack of ability to think for oneself with the abundance of information at the touch of a button that technology has provided. Personal opinion has taken the place of facts that were once held in society, and academic information is hidden under mounds of non-academic information available in seconds. Society is fast-paced and lazier than any previous generation, and it is easier to believe the facts given to someone than for someone to actually spend time researching facts for clarity and truth. If critical thinking were used correctly, argument errors would not work because the listener or reader would be aware that errors exist and the writer or speaker would have the determination to configure the thought and information correctly and completely..