Barriers to Critical Thinking Inside & Outside the Classroom November 13, 10:00 US Eastern Time—Please note earlier startChristopher P. Dwyer, PhD Abstract:Critical thinking (CT) is a metacognitive process, consisting of a number of skills and dispositions – that, through purposeful, self-regulatory reflective judgment, increases the chances of producing a logical solution to a problem orContinue reading “Critical Thinking in the Real-World:”
Author Archives: Nancy Burkhalter
Speaker: Marcin Lewiński – November 6th 1PM ET
Marcin Lewiński is Associate Professor in the NOVA Institute of Philosophy, NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal. He specializes in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of argument, employing conceptual analysis to study public argumentation. His focus is on the complex dynamics of public discourse, characterised by plural speech acts and poly-logical exchanges, with the aimContinue reading “Speaker: Marcin Lewiński – November 6th 1PM ET”
Helen Pearson to present talk 9-11 @ 11am ET
Helen Pearson, PhD will present a talk on “The Fight for Facts: From ‘Beyond Belief’ to the Embrace of Evidence” on September 11 at 11am PT. Abstract: In an age flooded with misinformation and contested truths, the role of evidence couldn’t be more important. But how did we come to use evidence — and whyContinue reading ” Helen Pearson to present talk 9-11 @ 11am ET”
Tailoring to the Audience? Ethics of Argumentation in Vegan Advocacy
Friday, April 17 11am ET Friderike Spang is presenting. Here is her topic: In this paper*, I treat vegan activism as a form of deliberative activism: a practice centered on exchanging reasons and engaging interlocutors through argument. Within this deliberative setting, activists are often encouraged to tailor their message to the audience, advocating for veganismContinue reading “Tailoring to the Audience? Ethics of Argumentation in Vegan Advocacy “
Ethics in the Classroom – 4/10/26 Lecture
Why and How We Ought to Address Ethics in Critical Thinking Courses Katharina Stevens, Assoc. Prof. of Philosophy, University of Lethbridge Abstract: There are probably as many ideas about what belongs in a critical thinking course as there are instructors who teach critical thinking courses. But one thingContinue reading “Ethics in the Classroom – 4/10/26 Lecture”
“When Should We Argue?”
Ethics of Argumentation is presenting the first talk of 2026, “When Should We Argue?”by Neil Levy on Friday, January 9, 1pm ET. Sounds pretty interesting. Go to this link to listen live.: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuleth.zoom.us%2Fj%2F97510128232&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb40f39d0a8d545e0dbca08de4d70bbbd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639033343815270714%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FKm6E%2BRBClnn5TIBC7n3tuyw31Gg4Xni2XZbjGHjlNE%3D&reserved=0 You can go to this link to see past talks, including this one if you miss it: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argnet.org%2Fethics-of-arg&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb40f39d0a8d545e0dbca08de4d70bbbd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639033343815245483%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KL7K1e6KWsoz7lkEQ6VSiCpWK7V5gmE6tvDlKtid1bk%3D&reserved=0
My Article in New Issue of Skeptical Inquirer
The new Nov/Dec issue of Skeptical Inquirer (http://bit.ly/3Jv4tKU) has my article, “Teaching Critical Thinking in Authoritarian Cultures” (p. 8). While most articles are free, not all are available to nonsubscribers. Unfortunately, mine is one of them. But check out the rest of the magazine for some great reading you won’t find elsewhere. A subscription isContinue reading “My Article in New Issue of Skeptical Inquirer”
Lecture on Argument Mapping as a Game
The Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinkingis thrilled to announce the next session of: The AILACT Speakers Forum November 21, 11:00 US Eastern Time Please note this special date!Zoom Link:https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/j/7153464115 Better Disagreement through Simplified Argument Mapping Disguised as a Game Steve Franconeri Professor Continue reading “Lecture on Argument Mapping as a Game”
Hear From an Expert on AI August 1 (1pm ET)
“I’d Rather Talk to an AI”: Examining the Moral Risks of Outsourcing Belief Revision to ChatGPT Presented by Martina Orlandi, Assistant Professor in the Applied Artificial Intelligence Program at Trent University Durham, Canada. Convincing people that their beliefs are unwarranted is a notoriously challenging task. Granted that nobody enjoys being lectured, the culprit is that individuals oftenContinue reading “Hear From an Expert on AI August 1 (1pm ET)”
So You Like to Argue? Here’s Your Chance
Call for Abstracts – Arguing for Sport Formal debate has been a staple of fostering competency in critical thinking since … well, Plato’s time at least. By now, there are dozens of styles, with varying degrees of adversariality, conditions for winning and topical constraints. To many students, debate was a life-changing experience that had aContinue reading “So You Like to Argue? Here’s Your Chance”
