If we assume that rational thinking is thinking that has a clear logic and leads to the achievement of a goal, the opposite is irrational. In that case, we must pay attention to three important terms that are fundamental in the sphere of rational thinking. Number one involves the process of inductive reasoning, which is based on the assumption of unknown actors or hypotheses. "Inductive reasoning" means that we do not have all the necessary quantitative and qualitative actors, but we assume that certain actors must exist. For example, if you decide to reason rationally on the subject of God, whether or not God exists, you are in a situation where you have never met anyone who has met or seen Him, and therefore your reasoning on that subject will have to be inductive. When you begin to look around at the wonderfully organized factors in the universe and in this little world we live in, you will be forced to conclude that there is some such force that many call God, whether or not you call it by that name. or another. That would be inductive reasoning.
Second, there is deductive reasoning, thinking based on known facts - facts you know to be true - or based on things we believe to be facts. There are many people who are confused in this regard because they assume that they have stakeholders when they only have second-hand clues or get them from various gossip, such as "people say" or "something I read in the newspapers." When someone begins a statement with 'I see from the papers,' I figuratively throw up my hands and refuse to register any of what they say in my mind.
The third actor that enters the realm of rational thinking is logic—that is, acting in accordance with previous experiences that are similar to those we are considering at the given moment. Logic! Take the simple case of trying to think rationally. If, after you have made up your mind about what you are thinking about, or perhaps before you make up your mind, you subject the whole matter to an examination by the principle of logic to see whether it is logical that the judgment or decision you are on the verge of making is correct or not, you will save yourself an awful lot of trouble.
These are the three main actors that are treated as factors that fall within the realm of rational thinking.
In this regard, there are two main steps that must be taken in the course of rational thinking. There are only two steps. First, you must separate the actors, or the things you believe to be facts, from the fictitious facts, that is, from the facts that are obtained secondhand. When considering an issue that we are thinking about and need to make a decision about, we must find all the stakeholders that fall into that subject and see if it is facts (evidence) or fiction and second-hand clues. In doing so, it would be of great benefit to compare the rules with one's own way of thinking to see where there are flaws, if any.
So, it is important to first separate the evidence from the fiction. Then, once that's done, and once the evidence is known, or the things you believe to be facts, once you've made that separation, once you've discarded all the second-hand evidence, you're left to deal only with those things that you can prove them, to finally divide those evidences into two groups, one of which is called "important" and the other "unimportant." Rational thinking is a cognitive process that is necessary in everyday activities and actions.
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