Marissa recently attended a lecture on supernatural phenomena,at which the speaker explained how the locations of planets and stars at one's birth determine the person's personality and life course.Marissa is not convinced that this information is accurate and so she is quite skeptical.She has concluded that the assumptions and conclusions of this statement are faulty,that the speaker is biased and lacks credibility,and that there is minimal evidence to support this claim.Marissa has engaged in
A) critical thinking.
B) introspection
C) speculation.
D) emergent thinking.

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Marissa has engaged in critical thinking by analyzing the assumptions and conclusions made by the speaker and questioning the credibility and evidence to support the claim. She is not simply accepting the information presented to her but rather evaluating it critically.

Marissa Recently Attended a Lecture on Supernatural Phenomena,at Which the Speaker