Principles of Critical Thinking

There are eight Principles of Critical Thinking.
The first one is Be Skeptical, meaning you should not accept unsupported opinion and a fact and you should weigh the evidence.
The second one is Examine Definition of Terms, meaning there are many words that have many different meaning and the person needs to ask themselves how does this person define this term in this context.
The third one is Examine the Assumption of Arguments, meaning ask what is being assumed in an argument.
The fourth one is Be Cautious in Drawing Conclusions for Evidence, meaning just because it is the case for some people does not mean it is the case for all. An example would be music with sexual lyrics makes people be sexually active sooner, this could be the case for some people but not for all.
The fifth one is Consider Alternative Interpretations of Research Evidence, meaning if you see two or more things together it does not mean they are related there could be other reasons. going back to the previous example there could be reasons other then music with sexual lyrics that bring on early sexual activity.
The sixth one is Consider kinds of Evidence, meaning ask if it is actually research or not.
The seventh one is Do not Oversimplify, meaning there can be many reasons someone is gay so do not just narrow it down to one or two.
The eighth one is Do not Overgeneralize, meaning if it is proven that one person of the group does something does not mean they all do it. an example of this is if one person in a group of friends or an age group is sexually active does not mean that everyone in that group of friends or age group is.

I find that all of these principles are very important in critical thinking and all need to be considered.