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Critical Thinking · Module 1

Foundations of Critical Thinking

This module builds the core skills of clear reasoning: how arguments work, how the mind misleads itself, how to weigh evidence, and how to decide and solve problems under uncertainty. It moves from ideas to habits — ending with the Maester's Code and a real-world capstone.

Lessons
10 lessons
Estimated time
~6-7 hours
Assessment
Module quiz included

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Lessons

Lesson 1 · 12 min

What Is Critical Thinking?

Lesson 2 · 16 min

Claims, Evidence and Arguments

Lesson 3 · 14 min

Logic and Reasoning

Lesson 4 · 14 min

Logical Fallacies

Lesson 5 · 14 min

Cognitive Biases

Lesson 6 · 15 min

Correlation vs Causation

Lesson 7 · 16 min

Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Lesson 8 · 15 min

Evaluating Information

Lesson 9 · 15 min

Problem Solving

Lesson 10 · 16 min

Critical Thinking in Everyday Life

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Foundations of Critical Thinking — Module Quiz

16 questions · pass mark 80%

  1. 1.What best describes critical thinking?
  2. 2.An argument is valid but its first premise is false. The argument is:
  3. 3.Which of these is the best example of deductive reasoning?
  4. 4.Judging how likely something is by how easily examples come to mind is which bias?
  5. 5."Either we ban this entirely or we accept total chaos." Which fallacy is this?
  6. 6.Ice-cream sales and drowning incidents rise together. The best conclusion is:
  7. 7.On the Evidence Ladder, which is the STRONGEST support for a claim?
  8. 8.What is the difference between risk and uncertainty?
  9. 9.In the DEFINE framework, what does the first 'E' stand for?
  10. 10.What does 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence' mean in terms of the Evidence Ladder?
  11. 11.Why should a good decision be judged by its process rather than only its outcome?
  12. 12.Studies find people who exercise report better mood. Why can this not establish that exercise causes better mood?
  13. 13.Which evidence would most strongly support a causal claim?
  14. 14.What is lateral reading?
  15. 15.What distinguishes disinformation from misinformation?
  16. 16.Name three of the eight lines of the Maester's Code.
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