Which of the following best exhibits critical thinking?
A) You are able to memorize what you hear.
B) You are able to recall most of what you listen to.
C) You are able to interpret what you hear and apply it to other knowledge.
D) You are able to use what you know to apply standards to what you hear and decide the merits of the message.

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Option D is the only choice that displays critical thinking as it involves using one's knowledge to apply standards to what one hears and deciding the value of the message based on that. The other options, A, B, and C, are about remembering or interpreting what one hears, which is not necessarily critical thinking.

Which of the Following Best Exhibits Critical Thinking