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Critical Thinking Skills in 7 Days

Critical Thinking Skills in 7 Days

Learn to spot fallacies and become more persuasive

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In the Information Age, critical thinking skills are more important than ever before. This learning path will show you strategies to better evaluate the ideas that bombard your attention every day, and help bolster your immunity against the hazards of fake news, conspiracy theories, and advertising.

Critical Thinking Skills in 7 Days

Learn to spot fallacies and become more persuasive

The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
Science as a Candle in the Dark
25 min4.3
Weaponized Lies
Weaponized Lies
Daniel J. Levitin
Critical Thinking in the Information Age
12 min3.7
The Art Of Thinking Clearly
The Art Of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
The “hiccups” in our everyday thinking.
24 min4.2
The Magic of Reality
The Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins
How We Know What’s Really True
26 min4.3
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking
The Five Elements of Effective Thinking
Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird
Five ways to make better decisions.
22 min4.2
The Great Mental Models
The Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien
General Thinking Concepts
26 min4.4
Making Sense
Making Sense
Sam Harris
Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity
31 min4.2

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