Critical Thinking and Hypertext

"Critical thinking is the use of those cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome. It is used to describe thinking that is purposeful, reasoned and goal directed - the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task. - Halpern, Diane F

Critical thinking is "the art of thinking about your thinking while you are thinking in order to make your thinking better: more clear, more accurate, or more defensible."
Paul, Binker, Adamson, and Martin (1989)

Critical thinking is "a process which stresses an attitude of suspended judgment, incorporates logical inquiry and problem solving, and leads to an evaluative decision or action."
NCTE Committee on Critical Thinking and the Language Arts.

These three quotes each bring something unique and special to the dialogue of critical thinking in the context of creating a work of writing and specifically a personal hypertext. Creating a hypertext involves the use of creative thinking, because it requires decision making, clear and accurate thought-processes, and the use of cognitive strategies to increase the probability of a desirable outcome. In drawing from these three different definitions of creative thinking, it becomes easier to understand the intensive process of thinking and writing, and the networking of a personal hypertext.