Up to this point, you probably have practiced most of the lower-level thinking skills but have not had much experience with the higher-level skills (critical thinking and creative thinking). Critical ...Up to this point, you probably have practiced most of the lower-level thinking skills but have not had much experience with the higher-level skills (critical thinking and creative thinking). Critical thinking will also allow you to identify and weed out logical fallacies that weaken the value of an idea. Problem solving is effectively achieved by applying both critical thinking and creative thinking to generate viable solutions and decisions.