Analyse an editorial
Reconstruct an editorial’s argument as premises and conclusion, then evaluate it.
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Humanities, social sciences & education · 75Beginner
Critical Thinking & Philosophy
Anyone who wants to reason, debate and question better.
Understanding and building arguments, deductive and inductive logic, fallacies, then philosophy of science and mind.
167hours of coursework
17weeks at 10 h
3steps
11courses
3universities
Target skills
Persuasive CommunicationLogical ReasoningProbabilityDeductive ReasoningSampling (Statistics)AppealsBusiness CommunicationCorrelation AnalysisComputational LogicSimulationsScientific MethodsPhysics
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Target jobs
- Informed citizen
- Philosophy student
- Debate facilitator
Progression
- 1Duke UniversityBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments Beginner 26 h 4.6 (3,145) Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively Beginner 13 h 4.3 (428) Think Again III: How to Reason Inductively Beginner 24 h 4.6 (523) Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies Beginner 18 h 4.7 (469) - 2Dartmouth CollegeBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Question Reality: Cosmos Beginner 13 h 4.8 (26) Question Reality: Matter Beginner 7 h 4.8 (11) Question Reality: Mind Beginner 7 h 4.5 (16) - 3University of WashingtonBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Public Speaking Beginner 12 h 4.7 (2,337) Speaking to Inform: Discussing Complex Ideas with Clear Explanations and Dynamic Slides Beginner 14 h 4.8 (484) Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences with Solid Arguments and Moving Language Beginner 17 h 4.8 (367) Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches Beginner 16 h 4.7 (207)
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Projects to build
Fallacy hunt
Find and classify ten fallacies in real debates or advertisements.
Reasoned debate
Prepare and present both sides of a philosophical question in five minutes each.
Free textbooks
forall x: Calgary. An Introduction to Formal LogicA. Thomas-Bolduc, R. ZachFree, CC BY 4.0
Introduction to PhilosophyOpenStaxFree (OpenStax)