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Thinking Skills
To do well in Humanities based subjects and in navigating the Internet Age, Critical Thinking skills are essential. Here is an outline of a 9 session course together with some resources
1. Recognising and understanding arguments – indicator words
2. Reasons – joint and independent + argument mapping
3. Evaluating arguments overview - assumptions
4. Credibility and CRAVEN
5. Use of statistical evidence
6. Causal Fallacies
7. Fallacies and Appeals
8. Developing your own argument
9. Analogies
Session 1 ppt - Recognising Arguments
Session 2 ppt Reasons and Mapping
Session 3 ppt Flaws and Fallacies
Session 4 Notes on Credibility
Session 5 ppt Polls and Statistics
Session 5 Notes on Statistical Literacy
Session 6 Notes on Causal Fallacies
Session 7 ppt Fallacies and Appeals
Session 7 Spot the Fallacy passage on Religion
Session 8 ppt Developing your own argument