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Using the standards of critical thinking, analyze a newspaper article or news report.

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The expert uses the standards of critical thinking. Newspaper articles are analyzed. Defining the seven steps, no reference.

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In using standards of critical thinking looking at a new article from CNN.com, "Woman accused of using cruise line job for burglaries. There are generally seven standards of critical thinking:

Clarity- give or tell info in another way
I think the info was given in a good chronological order. The article went step-by-step on how the accused went about committing the crime(s). She worked for the cruise line as a reservation customer service, knew when people went on vacation and allegedly broke into their homes while they were on the cruise.

Accuracy- is it true to ...

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