Open Directory - Science: Science in Society: Skeptical Inquiry: Critical Thinking
See also: - 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. - 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. - The results of a study designed to measure critical thinking in face-to-face and computer-supported seminars. - A non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic and critical thinking. - Tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments, based on Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a candle in the dark." - Student study guide on psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements. - Definitions, examples and argument analysis, from Longview Community College. - Skepticism and critical thinking articles. - Comments on religion, science and scepticism. - Tutorial for critical thinking. - A service organization for educators dedicated to providing programs for K - 12 schools and colleges on teaching and assessing skillful thinking,. - Over one hundred tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity, and other aspects of thinking skills. - Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?" - Essay on propaganda techniques. - A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college. - Online book by Bob Korn promoting critical thinking. Outline, contact information. - A group devoted to debunking, re-creating, and explaining popular claims of paranormal activity. - Provides a weekly podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by eliminating the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture. - Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them. - 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. - Deal with debates and general information on all fringe or frontier subjects and skepticism. - Hyperlinked encyclopedia entry includes an overview, concepts and principles, classroom applications, and effectiveness of instruction.
