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CRITICAL THINKING – Fundamentals: Deductive Arguments

In this Wireless Philosophy video, Geoff Pynn (Northern Illinois) follows up on his introduction to critical thinking by exploring how deductive arguments give us reason to believe their conclusions. Good deductive arguments guarantee their conclusions, and so must be valid (i.e., it must be impossible for the premises to be true while the conclusion is …

Critical Thinking Part 1: A Valuable Argument

Part 1 of the TechNyou critical thinking resource. The resource covers basic logic and faulty arguments, developing student’s critical thinking skills. Suitable for year 8-10, focused on science issues, the module can be adapted to suit classroom plans. The resource is found here: https://education.technyou.edu.au/critical-thinking Transcript can be found here: http://technyou.edu.au/fun-stuff/videos/video-transcripts/ There are also two new …