Critical thinking

Think it through

Every day, you hear things said with confidence: a news headline, an expert's prediction, a YouTuber's hot take, or a friend who's absolutely sure. The real question isn't "Do they sound convincing?" but "How can I tell if this is actually true?" That's where critical thinking comes in.

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The critical thinking toolkit

Seven tools and one checklist for testing any claim

This is a set of tools you can use to test any claim, whether it comes from economics, science, politics, advertising, social media, or even an argument with your own family.

Case studies

See the tools used on real arguments

Each case study takes one live, unsettled disagreement, where thoughtful experts look at the same evidence and reach different conclusions, and walks the toolkit through it.

A chatbot makes claims too

An AI answer can sound certain and still be wrong. The AI-ready pillar asks the same questions of what AI tells you, with practice at finding the broken step.