Critical Thinking

Main Links

• Critical Thinking Basic Course Information
• Pajer's Wiki
• Student Model Work
• My edited quick reference page on wikis

Reference & Resources

• Critical Thinking Reference -- wiki pages in support of The Five Disciplines of Thought
• Foley Library Critical Thinking Resource Page

Assignments & Projects

• Point of View Research Assignment
• Topic Selection
• Research Pages
• Authoritativeness Game

Test Preparation

• Previous Exam
• Review List for Course Exams

Articles for Reconstruction and Discussion

Fall 2009

• Jonathan Haidt, The Real Difference between Liberals and Conservatives, TED talk
• "The End of Prohibition," Jacob Weisberg, Slate [1]
• John Stossel, "Self-Governance Works" reason.com
• The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers, David Cole, NYRB Reconstruction
• Robert Stacy McCain, "It Still Won't Work"
• The Rights of Corporations
• Working Class Zero, NYT editorial
• Closing Guantanamo will be a mistake
• Bad marriage? Check your feelings about Mom and Dad.
• Proposition 4 Resources
• "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! Portland Doctors' Group Event Information (Thanks to Joe Anderson in Phil 400)

Spring 2009

• Newt Gingrich, "The Market Can Fix the Problem," US News and World Report, February 2009 Reconstruction of 2009 Gingrich Editorial on Health Care
• Judy Feder, "Federal Action is Required" US News and World Report, February 2009 Reconstruction of 2009 Feder Editorial on Health Care
• Robert Stacy McCain, "It Still Won't Work"
• Brian Wesbury, American Spectator, "Unemployement and Stimulus"
• Editorial, "The Nation Needs Jobs, not a political agenda"
• Paul Krugman, Push Hard for Universal Health Care
• Maude Barlow, "Water is a Human Right"
• Bringing Justice to the War on Terrorism

Dahlia Lithwick, "Forgive Not"

Jack Balkin, "A Body of Inquiries"

• Clark Hoyt, "Keeping Their Opinions to Themselves" NYT, Sunday, October 19, 2008. Recons
• "Revolt of the Nihilists," David Brooks, NYT 9/29/08
• Speech Before the Vote on the Wall Street Bailout Legislation, Speaker of House, Nancy Pelosi, September 29th, 2008

Miscellaneous and Old Links

• "What is Critical Thinking?," Internet Radio Show from U. of N. Dakota interviewing Harvey Siegel, Professor of Philosophy and Critical Thinking expert. Start around 15 min in.
• Histograms!
• Real Wages, from Working Life, the Labor Research Association
• Critical Thinking Articles for Reconstruction
• Past Critical Thinking Research Pages
• Wikipedia Knowledge Assignment
• Previous to the wiki