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==Main Links==
 
  
* [[Critical Thinking Basic Course Information]]
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==Course Information==
* [http://wiki.gonzaga.edu/pajer/index.php/Main_Page Pajer's Wiki]
 
* [[Fall 2009 Critical Thinking Student Sample Work | Student Model Work]]
 
  
===Reference & Resources===
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*[[Critical Thinking Basic Course Information]]
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*[[Clicker purchase and bulletin board]]
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*[[Registering your clicker in Philosophy 101]]
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*[[Quick look definitions of basic terms | Quick look at definitions of basic terms]]
  
* [[Critical Thinking Reference]] -- wiki pages for support of ''The Five Disciplines of Thought''
 
*[http://www.gonzaga.edu/Academics/Libraries/Foley-Library/Subject-Guides/Arts-Humanities-Subject-Guides/Critical-Thinking.asp Foley Library Critical Thinking Resource Page]
 
  
===Assignments & Projects===
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[[Fall 2011 Pajer Comp Class Jesuit Education Sources | Jesuit Education Sources]]
  
*[[Point of View Research Assignment]]
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==Some Student Pages==
*[[Fall 2009 101 Topic Selection | Topic Selection]]
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*[[Fall 2011 Student Practice Page | Student Practice Page]]
*[[Fall 2009 101 Research Pages | Research Pages]]
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*[[Fall 2010 Information Diet Exercise | Information Diet Exercise]]
*[[Authoritativeness Game]]
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*[[Fall 2010 Critical Thinking First Field Notes | Field Notes]]
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*[[Fall 2011 Critical Thinking Student Sample Work | Student Model Work]]
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*[[Fall 2010 Critical Thinking Authoritativeness Game | Authoritativeness Game]]
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*[[Fall 2010 Critical Thinking Research Topics | Research Topics]]
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*[[Critical Thinking Study Guide official version]]
  
===Test Preparation===
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==Articles for Reconstruction & Other Resources==
  
*[[Media:Fall2008101MT.doc | Previous Exam]]
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* RICHARD VEDDER & ANDREW GILLEN, "The Solution to Student-Loan Debt," National Review, October 21, 2011 [http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/280817/solution-student-loan-debt-richard-vedder?pg=1]
*[[Critical Thinking Study Guide | Review List for Course Exams]]
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* The Editors, "The Case for Marriage," National Review [http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/245649/case-marriage-editors]
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* Don’t Give Cover to the Women-as-Victim Crowd, By Carrie L. Lukas, National Review [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/279928/don-t-give-cover-women-victim-crowd-carrie-l-lukas] [[Alfino recon of Lukas]]
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* Paul Krugman,"Panic of the Plutocrats," [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/panic-of-the-plutocrats.html?ref=opinion]
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* New York Times Video Blog:  Bloggingheads: One-State Solution?
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Gershom Gorenberg, left, author of “The Unmaking of Israel,” and Dimi Reider of +972 Magazine debate the one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict[http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/10/05/opinion/100000001094379/bloggingheads-one-state-solution.html?ref=opinion]
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* Nicholas Kristoff, "Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemey?" NYT [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/kristof-is-israel-its-own-worst-enemy.html?ref=opinion]
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* Gene Heally, "Abolish the Department of Homeland Security," Reason, September 27, 2011 [http://reason.com/archives/2011/09/27/abolish-the-department-of-home]
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* Here's an interesting one from Salon.  [http://www.salon.com/life/lgbt/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/09/28/southwest_s_banishment_issues]
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* Visit this economist debate and reconstruction Jack Snyder's article against the proposition [http://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/744]
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* Reconstruction Article #1:  Suzanne Mettler, "Our Hidden Government Benefits," NYT [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/opinion/our-hidden-government-benefits.html?_r=1&ref=opinion]  [[Reconstruction of Mettler, Our Hidden Government Benefits]]
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* Reconstruction Article #2: Editor, "Obama Hits Bottom," National Review  
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[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/277700/obama-hits-bottom-editors]\
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* Reconstruction Article #3: Derek Thompson, "Obama's 'Class Warfare': It's Not About Class, It's About Age," The Atlantic, [http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/09/obamas-class-warfare-its-not-about-class-its-about-age/245363/]
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* Recon #4: Darren Murph, "Editorial: Reed Hastings' Netflix spinoff isn't about DVD success, it's about hedging the stream," Engadget, [http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/19/editorial-reed-hastings-netflix-spinoff-isnt-about-dvd-succes/]
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*[[Fall 2010 Articles for Reconstruction]]
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*Systems Theory Introduction [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPt8zbJUcPU]
  
==Articles for Reconstruction and Discussion==
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==Previous Course Experience==
  
===Fall 2009===
 
 
*[http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind.html Jonathan Haidt, The Real Difference between Liberals and Conservatives, TED talk]
 
*"The End of Prohibition," Jacob Weisberg, ''Slate'' [http://www.slate.com/id/2234017/]
 
*[http://reason.com/archives/2009/10/29/self-governance-works/print John Stossel, "Self-Governance Works" reason.com]
 
*[http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23114 The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers, David Cole, NYRB] [[101 Fall 2009 Torture Memos Recon | Reconstruction]]
 
*[http://spectator.org/archives/2009/02/09/it-still-wont-work Robert Stacy McCain, "It Still Won't Work"]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/opinion/22tue1.html?_r=1 The Rights of Corporations]
 
*[http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/working-class-zero/ Working Class Zero, NYT editorial]
 
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0911/p09s01-coop.html Closing Guantanamo will be a mistake]
 
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0914/p09s02-coop.html Bad marriage? Check your feelings about Mom and Dad.]
 
*[[Proposition 4 Resources]]
 
*"[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/12/science-favors-wolves/?print-friendly Science Favors Wolves]," Letter to the Editor, Spokesman Review, Sept 12, 2009.  [[Reconstruction of "Science Favors Wolves"]]
 
*Health Care Event at Barbieri Courtroom this Wednesday night, Sept. 9th, 2009!  [[Media:Mad_as_Hell_Flyer.pdf | Portland Doctors' Group Event Information]]  (Thanks to Joe Anderson in Phil 400)
 
 
===Spring 2009===
 
 
*[http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/01/27/the-market-can-fix-the-healthcare-problem.html Newt Gingrich, "The Market Can Fix the Problem," US News and World Report, February 2009] [[Reconstruction of 2009 Gingrich Editorial on Health Care]]
 
*[http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/01/27/federal-action-required-on-healthcare.html?loomia_ow=t0:a41:g29:r3:c0.0334404123333:b21392905 Judy Feder, "Federal Action is Required" US News and World Report, February 2009] [[Reconstruction of 2009 Feder Editorial on Health Care]]
 
*[http://spectator.org/archives/2009/02/09/it-still-wont-work Robert Stacy McCain, "It Still Won't Work"]
 
*[http://spectator.org/archives/2009/02/06/unemployment-and-spending/print Brian Wesbury, ''American Spectator'', "Unemployement and Stimulus"]
 
*[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-stimulus2-2009feb02,0,4038146.story Editorial, "The Nation Needs Jobs, not a political agenda"]
 
*[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/398150_krugman01.html Paul Krugman, Push Hard for Universal Health Care]
 
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/22/ED3M15DP75.DTL&hw=water+is+human+right&sn=004&sc=331 Maude Barlow, "Water is a Human Right"]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/opinion/11transitionsweb.html?_r=1&ref=opinion Bringing Justice to the War on Terrorism]
 
:[[Dahlia Lithwick, "Forgive Not"]]
 
:[[Jack Balkin, "A Body of Inquiries"]]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/opinion/19pubed.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Clark Hoyt, "Keeping Their Opinions to Themselves"  NYT, Sunday, October 19, 2008.  ] [[Clark Hoyt, "Keeping Their Opinions to Themselves" | Recons]]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/opinion/30brooks.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin "Revolt of the Nihilists," David Brooks, NYT 9/29/08]
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/washington/30pelositranscript.html Speech Before the Vote on the Wall Street Bailout Legislation, Speaker of House, Nancy Pelosi, September 29th, 2008]
 
 
==Miscellaneous and Old Links==
 
 
* "[http://www.whyradioshow.org/episode11.htm What is Critical Thinking?]," Internet Radio Show from U. of N. Dakota interviewing Harvey Siegel, Professor of Philosophy and Critical Thinking expert.
 
*[[Media:Histograms.pdf | Histograms!]]
 
*[http://www.workinglife.org/wiki/Wages+and+Benefits%3A+Real+Wages+(1964-2004) Real Wages, from Working Life, the Labor Research Association]
 
 
*[[Critical Thinking Articles for Reconstruction]]
 
*[[Critical Thinking Articles for Reconstruction]]
 
*[[Past Critical Thinking Research Pages]]
 
*[[Past Critical Thinking Research Pages]]
*[[Wikipedia Knowledge Assignment]]
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*[[Previous Course Versions and Assignments]] and [http://alfino.org/cfma/courses/101/topics.cfm Previous to the wiki]
*[http://alfino.org/cfma/courses/101/topics.cfm Previous to the wiki]
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*Good future topics:  Is it just to limit job and educational opportunities for people with criminal records?
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*[[Critical Thinking Study Guide | Study Guide with student notes from Fall 2010]]
  
 
[[Category:Critical Thinking]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 1 November 2011

Course Information


Jesuit Education Sources

Some Student Pages

Articles for Reconstruction & Other Resources

  • RICHARD VEDDER & ANDREW GILLEN, "The Solution to Student-Loan Debt," National Review, October 21, 2011 [1]
  • The Editors, "The Case for Marriage," National Review [2]
  • Don’t Give Cover to the Women-as-Victim Crowd, By Carrie L. Lukas, National Review [3] Alfino recon of Lukas
  • Paul Krugman,"Panic of the Plutocrats," [4]
  • New York Times Video Blog: Bloggingheads: One-State Solution?

Gershom Gorenberg, left, author of “The Unmaking of Israel,” and Dimi Reider of +972 Magazine debate the one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict[5]

  • Nicholas Kristoff, "Is Israel Its Own Worst Enemey?" NYT [6]
  • Gene Heally, "Abolish the Department of Homeland Security," Reason, September 27, 2011 [7]
  • Here's an interesting one from Salon. [8]
  • Visit this economist debate and reconstruction Jack Snyder's article against the proposition [9]
  • Reconstruction Article #1: Suzanne Mettler, "Our Hidden Government Benefits," NYT [10] Reconstruction of Mettler, Our Hidden Government Benefits
  • Reconstruction Article #2: Editor, "Obama Hits Bottom," National Review

[11]\

  • Reconstruction Article #3: Derek Thompson, "Obama's 'Class Warfare': It's Not About Class, It's About Age," The Atlantic, [12]
  • Recon #4: Darren Murph, "Editorial: Reed Hastings' Netflix spinoff isn't about DVD success, it's about hedging the stream," Engadget, [13]
  • Fall 2010 Articles for Reconstruction
  • Systems Theory Introduction [14]

Previous Course Experience