Sharpen your thinking and analytical skills with our dynamic short course in critical thinking! This course teaches the core tools and methods for verbal reasoning and problem-solving. In today’s world of information overload, critical thinking is an invaluable skill. Through hands-on exercises, engaging discussions, and real life examples, you’ll learn how to assess arguments, recognize biases, and make well-informed choices.

By the course’s end, you’ll have the skills to see through bad arguments, approach the information you receive with greater clarity, and present your ideas with confidence. Whether you're navigating personal decisions, academic goals, or professional challenges, this course will empower you to think more critically and make wiser choices.

Take the first step toward clearer, more impactful thinking—enroll today!

Course outline:

Session 1: constructing arguments (elements of the argument)

Session 2: constructing arguments (validity and truth)

Session 2: logical fallacies, heuristics and bias

Session 3: fallacies contd. (yes, there are a lot of fallacies to cover!)

Session 4: Rhetoric (techniques of the art of persuasion, logic & emotions)

Session 5: Theories and inference to the best explanation

Session 6: Evaluating arguments