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Critical Thinking · Module 4

Thinking in Practice

Module 1 built the foundations; Module 2 applied them to media and the real world; Module 3 went deep on logic and argument. This module is about the thinker rather than the argument — the habits, self-awareness, and range that turn skills into wisdom.

You will learn to watch your own thinking, to carry a toolkit of mental models, to cultivate intellectual humility and other virtues, to reason about right and wrong, to think creatively as well as critically, to apply critical thinking across everyday life, and to keep it up for a lifetime.

Lessons
7 lessons
Estimated time
~6-8 hours
Assessment
Module quiz included

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Lessons

Lesson 1 · 16 min

Metacognition: Thinking About Your Thinking

Lesson 2 · 16 min

Mental Models: A Toolkit for Thinking

Lesson 3 · 16 min

Intellectual Virtues and Humility

Lesson 4 · 16 min

Ethical and Moral Reasoning

Lesson 5 · 16 min

Thinking Creatively

Lesson 6 · 16 min

Critical Thinking Across Life

Lesson 7 · 16 min

Becoming a Lifelong Critical Thinker

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Thinking in Practice — Module Assessment

14 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.A colleague states a strong opinion about a technical field they have never studied, and feels completely certain. From a metacognitive standpoint, what is the most accurate diagnosis?
  2. 2.Which statement best reflects what Kruger and Dunning's 1999 study actually found?
  3. 3.An analyst explains every business failure they encounter purely in terms of financial incentives, ignoring psychology, culture, and process. Which idea best names this weakness?
  4. 4.What is the central point of Korzybski's dictum that "the map is not the territory"?
  5. 5.Which best captures intellectual humility as described in the lesson?
  6. 6.In Plato's account, why did Socrates conclude he had a kind of wisdom the oracle's answer pointed to?
  7. 7.What is the central contrast the trolley problem is used to draw out?
  8. 8.Which statement best reflects the lesson's view of moral reasoning?
  9. 9.According to the lesson, why do skilled thinkers deliberately separate generating ideas from judging them?
  10. 10.What is the most accurate summary of what research and history tell us about insight, using incubation and the Kekulé story?
  11. 11.A news headline says a food "doubles your risk" of a rare disease. What does the lesson say you most need to know before reacting?
  12. 12.Which response shows genuine critical thinking rather than reflexive doubt?
  13. 13.What best distinguishes constructive skepticism from cynicism?
  14. 14.According to Darwin's own account, why did he make a habit of immediately writing down observations that contradicted his conclusions?
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