Students will learn what is meant by "critical thinking." They will learn about "internal" vs. "external" critical thinking.  Students will learn concepts from multiple disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, statistics, business and economics, that have concern critical thinking. Students will learn about the various ways in which critical thinking relates to politics in the digital age. These discussions will include concepts such as confirmation bias, echo chambers, and negative partisanship. 

I developed and taught Critical Thinking and Politics to university undergraduates for two semesters. I have also taught a one-time version of this course here that is growing in popularity so I would love to offer this 12-week version. 

提供的家庭作業
The students will be assigned about 1/2 to 1 hour of reading per week. All other assignments will take place during class.
1 - 2 每週課外時間
提供的評估
I will assign letter grades for participation and each additional assignment. This together will form the basis of the final grade. Each student will also receive a one-page assessment at the end of the course.
提供的成績

We will be reading book chapters and articles from the following p:
Tom Chatfield, Critical Thinking
Tom Nichols, The Death of Expertise
Chuck Klosterman, But What If We're Wrong?
Dan Gardner, Risk
Norm Ornstein on Asymmetrical Partisanship
David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart