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Abstract
The purpose of the research is to describe the students’ critical thinking. The research is a
descriptive method which aims to categorize the students’ critical thinking level and involve
the participant of students’ English meeting club. The instrument for collecting data of the
research is rubric scoring of students' critical thinking based on Ficione which includes
interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, explanation, and self-Examination in debate
method. The result revealed that average percentage of all items in the first meeting till the
third meeting were at a fair with a high percentage Interpretation 50%, Analysis 56.2%,
Inference 50%, Evaluation 56.2%, Explanation, 56.2% and Self-Examination 62,6%. On the
other side, the students’ critical thinking dominated at weak level. Even if it is not showing
the significant improvement but, in every meeting, the students that conclude in weak level
was subtracted in 75% to 68.8% and last 62.5% as well as the students in Acceptable level
there are two students arise in the last meeting. Thus, it can be concluded that the students’
critical thinking of the English meeting club of MAN 2 Parepare was the majority in the weak
level.