Critical thinking traits are part of a person's character. Many critical thinking traits are difficult to fully acquire or act upon consistently. As thinkers, we can improve in each of these traits and develop them over time. Being able to fully see oneself as a critical thinker, developing all of these traits needs to happen. These character traits can be somewhat difficult to overcome or improve certain traits. The two traits, trust in reason and intellectual perseverance, stand out to me the most based on current experiences. Trust in reason is the habitual tendency to trust in reflective thinking to solve problems and make decisions by thinking through questions and problems as best as possible. their capacity. This applies specifically to individuals and groups. For example, there have been loss prevention issues at the retail store where I currently work. Last Tuesday evening, I was the one who closed the store with another associate. There is a trend that occurs when, while working, the night drawers always seem short. Counting the drawers, a few dollars were indeed missing. I asked the associate if she took any money out for the returns or if it was put back in the safe. She said no return transactions were made on the specific register and she had nothing to do with the safe that night. I had no reason to disbelieve her because she said she didn't take any money out or any returns. I went ahead and called my store manager to report the loss and also had to call loss prevention to let them know that the bank deposit was going to be shorter than expected. From the past and o...... middle of paper ......ion or a problem that arises. Trust in reason is based on the belief that our own best interests and those of humanity will be best served by giving free rein to reason. Encouraging people to make their own decisions by bringing out their own insightful abilities can help them become more mindful and improve this specific trait. Intellectual perseverance can create varied and difficult problems to solve. An intellectually persistent person shows firm obedience to consistent principles despite the unreasonable conflict of others and has a genuine sense of the need to wrestle with confusion or murky issues for an extended period of time to achieve understanding or perception. Becoming more aware of these traits and knowing which traits constitute your strengths and weaknesses can help you become a better critical thinker..