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[[File:Gavel.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Evidence-based thinking is used in the field of [[law]].]]
[[File:Gavel.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Evidence-based thinking is used in the field of [[law]].]]
'''Evidence-based thinking''' is a mental process that uses the best available evidence to make sound decisions. It uses [[Inference to the Best Explanation|inferences to the best explanations]]. It is often used in many fields, including science, engineering, healthcare, law, education, and business.
'''Evidence-based thinking''' is a mental process that uses the best available evidence to make sound decisions. It uses [[Inference to the Best Explanation|inferences to the best explanations]]. It is often used in many fields, including science, engineering, healthcare, law, education, [[management]] and business.
== Evidence-based thinking process ==
Evidence-based thinking involves:<ref>[https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/evidence-based-decision-making#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20if%20you're,rates%20at%20other%20similar%20organizations. What Is Evidence-Based Decision-Making? (And Why It's Important)], Indeed</ref><ref>*[https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/factsheets/evidence-based-practice-factsheet/#what-is-evidencebased-practice Evidence-based practice for effective decision-making], Australian National University</ref>
'''1.''' Collecting sufficient evidence to make sound decisions. Ask relevant questions to guide research.
'''2.''' Making sound decisions using: prioritization of facts over mere opinions, carefully weighing of evidence/information using the evidence-based arguments/propositions, [[logic]], [[critical thinking]] and avoiding [[bias]]es (See also: [[Cognitive bias]] and [[Logical fallacies]]).
'''3.''' Engaging in fact-checking via careful investigation and judiciously weighing the evidence (Checking multiple sources)
'''4.''' Challenging assumptions. See: [[Critical thinking]] and [[Falsification]] and [[Openness]] and [[Creativity]] and [[Innovation]]
'''5.''' Carefully consider multiple perspectives. See also: [[Openness]]
'''6.''' Practicing [[intellectual humility]] and [[intellectual curiosity]]
'''7.''' Practice [[lifelong learning]] so you have the necessary [[skill]]s and [[knowledge]] to better make sound decisions (For example, knowledge about sound [[reasoning]], [[math]]ematical skills, [[statistics|statistical]] skills, etc.).
== See also ==
== See also ==
[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|250px|The Greek philospher [[Aristotle]] made important contributions to [[logic]], [[ethics|ethical]] deliberation, criticism, [[rhetoric]], physics, biology, and [[psychology]]. ]]
*[[Reason]]
*[[Reason]]
*[[Reasoning]]
*[[Reasoning]]
*[[Logic]]
*[[Research]]
*[[Critical thinking]]
*[[Decision making]]
*[[Problem solving]]
*[[Logical reasoning]]
*[[Intellectual curiosity]]
*[[Cause and effect]]
*[[Cause and effect]]
*[[Falsification]]
*[[Falsification]]
*[[Scientific method]]
*[[Scientific method]]
*[[Law of Non-Contradiction]]
*[[Graham's hierarchy of disagreement]]
*[[Abstract thinking]]
*[[Evidential apologetics]] (Field of [[Christian apologetics]])
*[[Evidential apologetics]] (Field of [[Christian apologetics]])
Opposite:
*[[Rationalization (Psychology)]]
*[[Historical revisionism]]
== External links ==
*[https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/evidence-based-decision-making#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20if%20you're,rates%20at%20other%20similar%20organizations. What Is Evidence-Based Decision-Making? (And Why It's Important)], Indeed
*[https://www.cipd.org/en/knowledge/factsheets/evidence-based-practice-factsheet/#what-is-evidencebased-practice Evidence-based practice for effective decision-making], Australian National University
*[https://oxford-review.com/evidence-based-practice-essential-guide/ The Essential Guide to Evidence-Based Practice], Oxford Review
==Notes==
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