An analysis of my answers to the critical thinking intake assessment is as follows.
I feel that I am relatively sufficient at analyzing texts as potential sources, as I have spent a lot of time throughout my high school and college life evaluating the relevance of content and the objectiveness of evidence. I have had to find and use quite a few primary and secondary resources in this way, so I have reached a level of neutral comfort in doing so.
One thing that I find myself to be naturally exceptional at is determining and explaining the validity of arguments. I believe this is because neither of my parents are agreeable people, so I have always looked up to people with argumentative personalities, and in fact, have developed one myself. This leads me to look directly at all visible flaws in every source’s arguments simply for the sake of evaluating the writer’s intellect. This has led me to be sometimes picky when choosing sources, though I have learned to ignore certain pet peeves when necessary.
Another result of my argumentive tendencies is a knack for forming my own arguments. I cannot help but argue about everything that an opinion can be formed about, so when I am assigned to do such for school, I am typically sufficient at accomplishing such.