Reasons and normativity in critical thinking

The reasons conception is the most prominent account of the nature of critical thinking. It consists in responding appropriately to reasons. Responding to reasons can be following a rule, it can be making an exception to a rule. It depends on the context each time what is the appropriate response. Critical thinking is the educational cognate of rationality. Reasons are generally normative. If this is true then it is to be expected that critical thinking is normative and also rationality. It depends on our character how reasons move us. Th is indicates that our character must be well formed to enable us to be appropriately moved.