The project of Topic 1 was to define critical thinking, and two authors whose ideas frequented the good research you all provided were Elder and Paul. These scholars have also written an article about how critical thought and ethical reasoning, a topic of the present Topic, accompany each other. Please look it over and share your thoughts with the class.

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ887841.pdf

References

Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2009). Critical Thinking: Ethical Reasoning and Fairminded Thinking, Part I. Journal Of Developmental Education, 33(1), 38-39.