Alan, one of your direct employees, is being considered for a leadership position in the company and you have been asked to provide input. While you like working with Alan, he is a natural introvert and you think extroverts, like yourself, make better leaders. To separate your emotion from logic, you review Alan's performance file and note the many times he effectively, yet informally, led his work group. You are working through which stage of the RED model of critical thinking?

Make recommendations.

Draw conclusions.

Recognize assumptions.

Evaluate arguments.