Critical Thinking
From Alfino
Main Links
- Critical Thinking Basic Course Information
- Student Model Work
- My edited quick reference page on wikis
- Critical Thinking Reference -- wiki pages in support of The Five Disciplines of Thought
- Foley Library Critical Thinking Resource Page
Assignments & Projects
- Field Notes
- Student Practice Page
- Point of View Research Assignment
- Topic Selection
- Research Pages
- Authoritativeness Game
- Previous Exam
- Review List for Course Exams
Articles for Reconstruction and Discussion
Spring 2010
- Monty Python Witch Scene
- Princess Bride Inference scene
- Creationism debate on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360"
- "Global Warming Update," Walter E. Williams, Townhall.comReconstruction of Global Warming Update
- "Pope Benedict attacks government over Equality Bill," BBC, Feb 2, 2010
- "Pope criticised for attack on UK Equality Bill" BBC Feb 2, 2010
- "Bristol Priest Defends Pope's stance on religious freedom," BBC Feb 2, 2010
- "The Court’s Blow to Democracy," NYT editorial, Jan 22, 2010.Reconstruction of "The Court's Blow to Democracy
- Letter to the Editor. Spokesman-Review, Jan 22, 2010
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)
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
