Monthly Archives: August 2012

Thinking critically (part 3)

In my last post I talked about how to evaluate scientific claims. That’s relatively easy compared to critical evaluation of what most of us are come across on a daily basis. Questions like “should a modern society allow capital punishment?” … Continue reading

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Thinking critically (part 2)

So what exactly does it mean, to “think critically?” It might be tempting to say that, since a lack of critical thinking more or less means accepting whatever you hear without question, then critical thinking would mean automatically rejecting everything … Continue reading

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