I belong to AILACT (Association for Informal Logic & Critical Thinking https://ailact.wordpress.com/). Every month, a speaker talks about an issue in critical thinking. The one posted below by Lee McIntyre, Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, was particularly interesting. Here is his description of the topic: “Disinformation is the scourgeContinue reading “Video about Disinformation, Denialism, and the Assault on Truth”
Category Archives: Critical thinking and literature
How Best to Teach Critical Thinking?
analyze the problem. generate solutions. develop the reasoning for each solution. decide which is the best solution. use criteria to evaluate one’s thinking.
Critical Thinking in the Literature Classroom
Dear readers: Hiner and Bird-Critical Thinking in the Literature Classroom is a PowerPoint that Dr. Amanda Hiner and Dr. John Bird presented at the 34th International Conference on Critical Thinking and Educational Reform (July 2014). Dr. Hiner has published extensively about this topic and has distilled many of her idea in this presentation, which containsContinue reading “Critical Thinking in the Literature Classroom”
Critical Thinking Now! 