Question

How do the scientific attitudes three main components relate to critical thinking?

Answer 1

The three main components of scientific attitude are:

1. Curiosity-a will to know, to explore and understand without being mislead

2. Skepticism- begin able to doubt, to test and ask questions

3. Humility –being aware to our own vulnerability to error.

Those scientific attitudes allow scientists to check and tests each other's conclusions.

With a scientific attitude, a person is armed for critical thinking. Critical thinking is a process of analyzing arguments and conclusions and forming reasonable judgments about the facts. Critical thinking includes constantly asking questions, examining information and facts, and figuring out conclusions.