Science: Science_in_Society: Skeptical_Inquiry: Critical

Science: Science_in_Society: Skeptical_Inquiry: Critical_Thinking

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Are You Being Brainwashed and Manipulated?
Discussion of mass manipulation techniques and how to resist them.

Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT)
A non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic and critical thinking.

The Business of Thinking
On applied thinking, the pitfalls and roadblocks to good thinking, and effective techniques.

The Church of Critical Thinking
Dedicated to spreading the word about cynical reasoning in established religion, politics, the paranormal beliefs, as well as anything else that people tend to accept blindly. "Your Suspicion is Our Mission".

Creating A Thinking World
Authors discussion topics include: becoming more creative, educating thinking children, and developing a morally enlightened world.

Critical Thinking across the Curriculum Project
Definitions, examples and argument analysis, from Longview Community College.

The Critical Thinking Community
Providing a forum and resources about Socratic questioning, higher order thinking, and critical thinking. Organizer of conferences and publisher of books and academic resources for teachers.

Critical Thinking Study Topics
Student study guide on psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements.

An Experiment in Group Learning Technology
The results of a study designed to measure critical thinking in face-to-face and computer-supported seminars.

A Field Guide to Critical Thinking (Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1990)
Six rules of evidential reasoning, a distillation and simplification of the scientific method. Ignoring the vowels, the letters in the word "FiLCHeRS" stand for the rules of Falsifiability, Logic, Comprehensiveness, Honesty, Replicability, and Sufficiency.

Free Thought
One person's introduction to critical thinking, logic, belief, and free thought.

Mission: Critical
Tutorial for critical thinking.

National Center for Teaching Thinking
A service organization for educators dedicated to providing programs for K - 12 schools and colleges on teaching and assessing skillful thinking,.

Open Courseware on Critical Thinking
Over one hundred tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity, and other aspects of thinking skills.

Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking
Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?"

Propaganda and How to Recognize It
Essay on propaganda techniques. [PDF]

Real-World Reasoning
A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college.

Resources for Independent Thinking
Many essays and articles covering topics related to thinking for one's self.

Skepsonix
A collection of links to audio and video files, all on skeptical topics. Lectures, interviews, discussions.

So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors?
Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them.

Thinking Straight: Internet Resources
Categorized directory of web-based resources on critical thinking.

2think.org
Collection of book reviews and essays, mostly on popular science, with an emphasis on science as a guide to truth. Also includes a discussion forum.

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