Personal Development
Critical Thinking
Think Sharper. Argue Better. Decide with Confidence.
12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level
About this course
This course grounds you in evidence-based reasoning, classical and informal logic, and structured decision-making frameworks used by analysts, scientists, and strategists. You will practice identifying cognitive biases, testing arguments for validity and soundness, and applying tools like the Socratic method and the Toulmin model to real professional scenarios. By the end you will have a repeatable process for separating signal from noise and arriving at well-justified conclusions.
Curriculum
Module 1: Foundations of Analytical Reasoning
- What Critical Thinking Actually MeansPreview
- Arguments: Structure, Validity, and Soundness🔒
- Deductive and Inductive Reasoning in Practice🔒
Module 2: Cognitive Biases and How to Counter Them
- The Bias Landscape: A Practical Map🔒
- Confirmation Bias and Motivated Reasoning🔒
- Debiasing Strategies for Professional Decisions🔒
Module 3: Evaluating Evidence and Spotting Fallacies
- Evidence Quality: A Five-Criterion Framework🔒
- Logical Fallacies: The 15 You Will Encounter Most🔒
- Correlation, Causation, and Base Rate Neglect🔒
Module 4: Argumentation Frameworks and Professional Application
- The Toulmin Argumentation Model🔒
- Socratic Questioning and the PEEL Framework🔒
- Building and Presenting a Rigorous Argument Brief🔒
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