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Critical Thinking - PHIL 120

Covers claims, evidence, assumptions, argument analysis, cognitive biases, fallacies, source evaluation, and reasoned decision making.

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4 Evaluating Evidence

Learn how to judge evidence by its dependability, connection to a claim, sufficiency, and remaining uncertainty.
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8 Reasoned Decision Making

Learn how to frame decisions, evaluate arguments and sources, compare options under uncertainty, and review choices without mistaking outcomes for reasoning quality.
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5 Evaluating Sources

Learn to judge how well a source supports a particular claim by examining expertise, evidence, timeliness, purpose, and potential conflicts of interest.
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7 Fallacies and Flawed Reasoning

Learn how informal fallacies weaken arguments, recognize common patterns of flawed reasoning, and explain how to evaluate and improve an argument.
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2 Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions

Learn how to distinguish claims, premises, conclusions, and evidence, and how to uncover and assess the unstated assumptions that connect an argument's support to its conclusion.
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6 Cognitive Biases and Judgment

Learn how common cognitive biases shape judgment and belief, and how to make decisions more testable by checking evidence, alternatives, and uncertainty.
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3 Analyzing Arguments

Learn to identify an argument’s structure, distinguish deduction from induction, and judge how well its premises and evidence support its conclusion.
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1 Foundations of Critical Thinking

Learn how to identify arguments, assess their premises and assumptions, and judge whether their support justifies a conclusion.
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Quizzes

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3 Analyzing Arguments

A 14-question quiz on identifying argument structure and applying methods for evaluating deductive and inductive reasoning.
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4 Evaluating Evidence

Assess how well learners evaluate evidence by applying ideas about quality, relevance, sufficiency, independence, and uncertainty.
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2 Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions

A medium-difficulty quiz on distinguishing claims, premises, conclusions, and evidence, and applying those ideas to evaluate arguments and identify assumptions.
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5 Evaluating Sources

A medium-difficulty quiz on judging how well sources support specific claims, including their expertise, evidence, purpose, and fit for use.
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7 Fallacies and Flawed Reasoning

Apply the concepts of informal fallacies and evaluate how well reasons support conclusions.
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8 Reasoned Decision Making

A medium-difficulty quiz on applying reasoned decision-making concepts to evaluate arguments, evidence, uncertainty, bias, and choices.
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6 Cognitive Biases and Judgment

A medium-difficulty quiz on recognizing cognitive biases, understanding how they affect judgment, and applying practices that support more careful reasoning.
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1 Foundations of Critical Thinking

A medium-difficulty quiz on applying the concepts and standards of critical thinking to claims and arguments.
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Flashcards

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3 Analyzing Arguments

Learn how to identify an argument’s structure, distinguish deductive from inductive reasoning, and evaluate the support for its conclusion.
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4 Evaluating Evidence

Learn how to assess evidence quality, relevance, sufficiency, and uncertainty before deciding how strongly to believe a claim.
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8 Reasoned Decision Making

Learn how to frame decisions, evaluate arguments and sources, compare options under uncertainty, and check for bias.
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5 Evaluating Sources

Learn to judge how well a source supports a particular claim by examining expertise, evidence, timing, purpose, and potential conflicts of interest.
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7 Fallacies and Flawed Reasoning

Learn to recognize common informal fallacies, explain why they weaken an argument, and assess what evidence could strengthen it.
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6 Cognitive Biases and Judgment

Review how common cognitive biases shape judgment and learn practical ways to test conclusions against evidence.
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2 Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions

Learn to distinguish claims, premises, conclusions, and evidence, and to identify and test unstated assumptions in arguments.
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1 Foundations of Critical Thinking

Learn how to identify arguments, evaluate their support, and make careful, evidence-sensitive judgments.
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