How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking?

FarraigePlaisteach
2024-08-30T10:57:31Z

I’m interested in everyday applications like noticing bias in commercial media as well as word-of-mouth and social media. Are there any principles or methods you know of that you’d consider especially important?

I’m also interested in any recommendations for online training.

Edit: Wow! Since there are some great suggestions in the comments, I'd like to summarise them here:

Primary sources and secondary sources (fefellama)

Engagement (BeanBurrito)

Under The Influence by Terry O'Reilly [podcast] (chocobean)

Influence, marketing, motivation, bias, dark patterns, corruption, phrasing and choice of words (chocobean)

Multiple sources. Verbalise your thought process / question yourself (hobofarmer)

Advanced Placement English. Ethos, pathos, logos (Wisix)

Learning how to hold and study concepts without internalizing them. Not becoming emotionally dependent on “being right”. (bet)

Flaws in perception and processing. The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef: "the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish they were" (Landhund)

Fact checking, exercises such as mock trials (chizcurl)

Not assuming that critical thinking transfers across domains (daywalker)

Falsifiability, scientific psychology, psychological bias, cognition / emotion / behaviour (daywalker)

'Very Short Introductions' series by Oxford Press (daywalker)

Many ways to conceptualise "critical thinking". Appreciating the humanity of other people. (mieum)

Self reflection and acknowledgement of diversity (mieum)

The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science [book] (gaywallet)

Being Wrong: Adventures on the Margin of Error [book] (boxer_dogs_dance)

Be curious and ask questions (Markpelly)

Empathy facilitates understanding and tempers reactivity (Aerrol)

Nobel disease or Nobelitis (saturnV)

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