Critical Thinking

Why We Do What We Do

04-09-2024 • 1 hr 9 mins

Critical thinking is the vaccine against misinformation. If you learn nothing else, learn to question your own beliefs. We discuss the importance of criical thinking and some exercises to build your critical thinking muscle. Don't be hoodwinked by logical fallacies and rhetorical tricks.

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Links and References:
  1. https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-critical-thinking-middle-high-school/
  2. https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/09/teaching-strategies-to-promote-critical-thinking/
  3. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-eight-instructional-strategies-for-promoting-critical-thinking/2021/03
  4. https://www.monash.edu/student-academic-success/enhance-your-thinking/critical-thinking/what-is-critical-thinking
  5. https://asana.com/resources/critical-thinking-skills
  6. https://youtu.be/vNDYUlxNIAA?si=o_RW2cxx1QWDxeZL
  7. https://youtu.be/dItUGF8GdTw?si=LxQ3M9l1fPYQ87Ew
  8. https://youtu.be/NHjgKe7JMNE?si=iYrr_0L5mvGg_Kd5
  9. https://www.theskepticsguide.org/our-book
  10. Novella, S., Novella, B., Maria, C. S., Novella, J., & Bernstein, E. (2018). The Skeptics Guide to the Universe: How to know what’s really real in a world increasingly full of fake. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing.




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