Critical thinking involves which of the following?

• A. Breaking a text into parts to understand how it works
• B. Summarizing main ideas
• C. Evaluating evidence and arguments objectively rather than accepting claims blindly
• D. Memorizing facts

Answer: (C)

Critical thinking means looking at ideas and claims with a careful, questioning mindset and deciding what to believe based on evidence. The best answer captures this by stressing evaluating evidence and arguments objectively rather than accepting claims blindly. It involves weighing sources, checking for bias, identifying assumptions, and distinguishing facts from opinions. Breaking a text into parts helps you see how it’s built, but that’s analysis of structure rather than judging truth. Summarizing main ideas is about restating what’s there, not testing its support. Memorizing facts is about recall, not evaluating evidence. So evaluating evidence and arguments objectively is the core habit of critical thinking.