With the election behind us, this concluding episode takes a look at what it means to settle an argument, such as the one that took the form of a national election for President.
Since this is the final episode in this series of critical thinking lessons, we also take a look at the cost (in terms of money and time) of becoming a critical thinker and compare it to the far higher cost of continuing to do and think as we do about important issues of the day, as well as the decisions we make in our own lives.
The critical thinking lessons that made up the Critical Voter course, while not comprehensive, were designed to provide you sufficient knowledge to think critically, especially regarding understanding issues and avoiding manipulation. And while it took less than eight hours to provide you this material, mastering it will require putting it to work immediately so that this knowledge gets translated into a set of skills that become second nature.
With one exception, becoming a critical thinker is just a matter of understanding and practice. But that one exception is the overcoming one’s own biases since no amount of use of tools such as logic and persuasive rhetoric can overcome someone’s refusal to subject their own beliefs to the same level of scrutiny demanded of those who disagree.
Special thanks to everyone who downloaded and listened to the podcast over these last fifteen weeks. And stay tuned to the Critical Voter blogs for updates as to what happens next with this project.
This week’s resources include:
No lesson plan or quiz for this week’s wrap-up lesson
The History of Philosophy podcast
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