When you hear the term ‘critical thinking,’ what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably something that is important, but vague and elusive. You might free-associate it with words such as logic, rationality, or rigor – as opposed to, say, wisdom, capitalism, or peanut butter. And you’d be on the right track – but it’s still a broad track. Like most general concepts, critical thinking isn’t reducible to a single narrow definition. Further understanding requires analysis –itself arguably a form of critical thinking.