Be intellectual about your epistemology.
People don t reason all that well naturally.
Developing the habit of critical thinking means thorough examination and constant questioning of beliefs, information, and opinions. And what we do and how we react to any situation is also determined by the background of beliefs and ideas we bring to it. Often the source of our beliefs is other people parents, pals, preachers, pundits, politicians, and others. Who we are, and how we spend our life s energies, is based largely on what we have picked up from others. If we are to be in control of our own beliefs, and to somehow gain an understanding of the truth, then we must know what good reasoning is.