Critical Thinking

"Critical thinking also involves evaluating the thinking process - the reasoning that went into the conclusion we've arrived at the kinds of factors considered in making a decision. Critical thinking is sometimes called directed thinking because it focuses on a desired outcome."

"Critical thinking is the development of cohesive and logical reasoning patterns"

"Critical thinking is the formation of logical inferences."

These three quotes I chose highlight the fundamental aspect of hypertext writing that I have observed in creating my websites: "logical inferences," or, the link. In writing for a website, I have to anticipate every aspect of an argument that a reader might question or want to learn more about, and make a link to a page that has that information. I have to think about the thought process of others, and ask what they will be interested in. I can't simply make arguments without backing up with evidence. Either my lack of evidence will be evidence by the lack of a link, or the reader can quickly go to Googole and check my claims. Like critical thinking, writing a hypertext requires me to develop an argument or idea logically, and be critical with my own decisions as to what part of that argument needs to be developed-for my readers' sake, and for the sake of my argument. But more than critical thinking, any assumptions I make must have logical inferences backing it up and, unlike when I'm just thinking it in my head, must be made readily avaiable to my readers.