原文（English Original）
Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
中文翻译（Chinese Translation）
批判性思维是一种经过智力训练的过程，它主动而熟练地对通过观察、经验、反思、推理或交流所获得或产生的信息进行概念化、应用、分析、综合和（或）评估，从而指导信念与行动。
原文（English Original）
It entails the examination of those structures or elements of thought implicit in all reasoning: purpose, problem, or question-at-issue; assumptions; concepts; empirical grounding; reasoning leading to conclusions; implications and consequences; objections from alternative points of view; and frame of reference.
中文翻译（Chinese Translation）
它包含对所有推理中隐含的思维结构或要素进行审视：目的、问题或争议点；假设；概念；经验依据；导向结论的推理过程；含义与后果；来自不同观点的异议；以及参照框架。