Critical Thinking
Links
James Randi Educational Foundation
a non-profit learning resource aimed at promoting critical thinking everywhere.
Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking
Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?"
Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends... and Pseudoscience Begins
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10015.html
Book explains scientific method, and discusses how to tell science from pseudoscience. Considers UFOs, astrology, creationism, and ESP. Searchable page images.
Real-World Reasoning
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/inflogic/inflhome.htm
A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college. A good collection of on-line materials.
So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors?
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/logic/logic.html
Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them.
The Church of Critical Thinking
http://www.churchofcriticalthinking.com/
Dedicated to spreading the word about cynical reasoning in established religion, politics, the paranormal beliefs, as well as anything else that people tend to accept blindly. "Your Suspicion is Our Mission".
The Critical Thinking Community
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
Resources on critical thinking for primary and high schools, colleges, and universities.
The eJournal Website: Critical Resources
http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/CriticalResources.htm
Collection of critical thinking resources. Includes links and references for important critical thinkers and historical events as well as discussion forums and an events calendar.
The Rosebrooke Company
Shows teachers and students at all levels how to use Cogetics to construct critical understanding, develop learn-to-learn abilities, and achieve raised standards.