LibGuides: Critical Thinking Skills & Composition II: Recommended Web Resources

Resources from Around the Web

Critical Thinking Community
Sponsors the International Critical Thinking Conference, billed as "the World's Oldest Conference on Critical Thinking," the Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking's mission is to provide education to primary schools through colleges by presenting publications, conferences, workshops and professional development programs. Emphasis is on instructional strategies, Socratic questioning, critical reading/writing, higher order thinking, assessment, research, quality enhancement and standards.
National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking
"The goal of the NCECT is to articulate, preserve, and foster intellectual standards in critical thinking research, scholarship, and instruction. The NCECT is a creation of the Foundation for Critical Thinking. The council presently consists of about 8,000 leading educators."
Big6 Approach to Critical Thinking
Developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the "Big 6" approach to critical thinking includes: Task Definition, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, Evaluation.
Project Information Literacy (PIL)
The PIL's goal is to “understand how early adults conceptualize and operationalize research activities for course work and "everyday life" use and especially how they resolve issues of credibility, authority, relevance, and currency in the digital age.” Web site includes list of publications, podcasts and webcasts, and several videos, such as "The Student Discussion Groups" and "Understanding Information Literacy through the Lens of the Student Experience."

Evaluating What You See On The Web

Created by Ithaca College, this training tutorial is designed to explore questions relating to using the World Wide Web as a research tool and to challenge you to use the Web wisely and efficiently.

Guide to Thinking Critically about What You See on the Web
Critical Thinking skills in evaluating web resources

Fallacies

A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. Check out some of these websites devoted to the study of fallacies and that discuss some of the most common fallacies:

The Fallacy Files - Gary N. Curtis (logical fallacies blog)
an online collection of logical fallacies
Logical Fallacies - Purdue OWL
Summary: This resource covers using logic within writing—logical vocabulary, logical fallacies, and other types of logos-based reasoning.
Contributors:Ryan Weber, Allen Brizee
Last Edited: 2013-03-11 10:08:50
Fallacies - Internet Encylopedia of Philosophy
Explanation of fallacies and examples
Fallacies - Writing Center at University of NC at Chapel Hill
" . . . discusses common logical fallacies that you may encounter in your own writing or the writing of others. The handout provides definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding these fallacies."

Learning to Think Critically

Monty Python's Argument Clinic

Critical Thinking Exercise

Can you solve this logic puzzle?

Hardest Logic Puzzle in the World
The world's hardest logic puzzle ever!, from Critical Thinking Web