Please read the OP. The title was not a question in earnest but one of rhetoric.

Critical Thinking is neither "common sense," nor "analytical thinking," nor any combination thereof. I suggest you read the OP to understand not only what it is, but why it is most certainly not either of those things. Those are separate things from critical thinking, which is judging for yourself the validity of things.

"Common sense" is in a way also the opposite of Critical Thinking. Common sense, both by definition, and by common application is "thinking by consensus." It is the "Sense" (thinking, thoughts) that are common (consensus). That is not thinking for yourself, that is thinking like everyone else.

"Analytical Thinking" is not depth knowledge, and it is not critical thinking. It is applying the skill of analytics to thinking. It is problem solving. That has nothing to do with "judging the validity of things for yourself". You can think analytically and not think critically, you can think critically and not think analytically, you can do both at the same time. They are not the same thing at all.

Please read the OP. The title was not a question in earnest but one of rhetoric.

Critical Thinking is neither "common sense," nor "analytical thinking," nor any combination thereof. I suggest you read the OP to understand not only what it is, but why it is most certainly not either of those things. Those are separate things from critical thinking, which is to say, judging for yourself the validity of things.

"Common sense" is in a way also the opposite of Critical Thinking. Common sense, both by definition, and by common application is "thinking by consensus." It is the "Sense" (thinking, thoughts) that are common (consensus). That is not thinking for yourself, that is thinking like everyone else.

"Analytical Thinking" is not depth knowledge, and it is not critical thinking. It is applying the skill of analytics to thinking. It is problem solving. That has nothing to do with "judging the validity of things for yourself". You can think analytically and not think critically, you can think critically and not think analytically, you can do both at the same time. They are not the same thing at all.