Tag: Critical Thinking

• June 12, 2022

  Critical Thinking: Red Herring

  Time to talk about critical thinking again! Let’s talk about red herrings! What is a red herring? Well, there are two ways to think about it. A red herring in a story (a play, movie, novel, etc.), usually in a mystery or thriller plot, is a misleading clue. It’s a device used to distract the…
• March 19, 2022

  Critical Thinking: The Strawman Fallacy

  

  I could while away the hours,Conferrin’ with the flowers,Consultin’ with the rain.And my head I’d be scratchin’While my thoughts were busy hatchin’If I only had a brain. Let’s talk about strawmen. No, not the kind you saw in the Wizard of Oz. I’m talking about the kind you find all over the place on the…
• March 11, 2022

  Critical Thinking: The Barnum Effect

  Part of this blog is a way for me to talk about critical thinking, and part of critical thinking is thinking ABOUT thinking. As in, being aware of when you’re tripping yourself up in your thinking, or when someone else is falling prey to sloppy or illogical thinking. So let’s start with an example of…