Critical Thinking

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of Critical Thinking.

Critical Thinking connects claims, evidence, assumptions, logic, alternatives, bias, and uncertainty with practical decisions and tasks. Guided examples, comparison, practice, and feedback help learners apply these ideas to evaluating arguments and making more defensible judgments. The goal is to make each step easier to explain, check, and improve.

Learning outcomes for Critical Thinking

1. 1

   Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in claims, evidence, assumptions, logic, alternatives, bias, and uncertainty

2. 2

   Follow a repeatable process for evaluating arguments and making more defensible judgments

3. 3

   Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

4. 4

   Complete an independent critical thinking task and reflect on the result