Critical thinking requires consistent behavior in asking the right questions about the topic. In my life, I have met people who ask a lot of questions and some people who "go with the flow" and believe everything they hear because it is said with some sort of authority. Assumptions can be harmful to relationships and without critical thinking and communication, our thought process can assume the completely wrong idea. When I talk to someone who thinks critically, they can be so convincing that it is often difficult to decide what the correct conclusions are. Making inferences means reaching a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning through critical thinking and asking the right questions. Critical Thinking and Assumptions Critical thinking requires consistent behavior in asking the right questions about the topic. In my life, I have met people who ask a lot of questions and some people who "go with the flow" and believe everything they hear because it is said with some sort of authority. Critical thinking is that way of thinking about any topic, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, evaluating, and reconstructing it. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-correcting thinking. (Foundation for Critical Thinking, 2013) Critical thinking has not been as important in my life as I suppose it should be, many times in my life, when talking about a topic, I have been told to keep my mouth shut and not to know what I was talking about. Someone else always had a “better” opinion, so I usually don't have too many “ideas” of my own. A self-esteem issue that I know I need to solve... middle of paper... by asking the right questions, without ever taking what someone says as truth just because they say it. Being curious and asking the right questions means gaining knowledge and not having false beliefs about the world around us. References Browne, M. N., & Keeley, S. (2012). Ask the right questions. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.Colorado State University-Global Campus. (2014, 401). Critical reasoning. Retrieved April 19, 2014, from Module 1: Asking the Right Questions: https://csuglobal.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-1385298-dt-content-rid-7144821_2/courses/KEY_HUM101/courseModules_spring2014a/hum101_1/hum101_1.htmlFoundation for critical thinking. (2013, 01 01). Our concept and definition of critical thinking. Retrieved April 16, 2014, from the Foundation for Critical Thinking: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/our-concept-and-definition-of-critical-thinking/411