Comment on Are there any good critical thinking courses online?
solrize@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Didn’t know such courses exist, and they sound like a great channel to slip in propaganda :). But we search finds free ones if you scroll past Coursera.
FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I’m able to find things online. I’m looking for recommendations.
solrize@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It seems difficult. The kind of person willing to study such a topic probably already has some skills. Most folks are non-criticial because they like to be that way, so you’re really asking for them to change their personalities.
That said, I liked the fanfiction novel Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality (hpmor.com) despite its serious flaws. But, it is generally the target of intense hate in the regular HP fanfic community. It has its own fandom that is mostly separate.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies is a pretty quick read, with links to follow–maybe start there?
I’ve been wanting to work through “Statistics” by Freedman, Pisani, and Purves, which talks a lot about confounders and other mistakes people can make. But, while not super technical, it’s a college level textbook.