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“[People] should be more attentive to their linguistic behavior—to carefully choose the words they speak—because unlike a person’s thoughts and feelings, language is observable…”
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A Smarter Way to Disagree
To foster constructive disagreements, organizations should encourage individuals to modify their observable behaviors during conflicts. More specifically, the authors’ research has shown that…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“[People] should be more attentive to their linguistic behavior—to carefully choose the words they speak—because unlike a person’s thoughts and feelings, language is observable…”
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hbr.org/2025/11/a-sm... #NewsdayTuesday
How do people react when presented with a straw man of their own view? Find out here!
youtube.com/watch?v=1yRD... #TalkThursday
youtube.com/watch?v=1yRD... #TalkThursday
How People React to Being Straw-Manned: An Empirical Study
Jennifer Schumann, Department of English, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
John Case, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern Illinois University
Scott Aikin, Department of Philosophy,…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How do people react when presented with a straw man of their own view? Find out here!
youtube.com/watch?v=1yRD... #TalkThursday
youtube.com/watch?v=1yRD... #TalkThursday
Our worldviews can affect our interpretations. If two people are walking in the woods and encounter a haze, one person might see it as fog while another might see it as a ghost. Boo! #FactFriday
October 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our worldviews can affect our interpretations. If two people are walking in the woods and encounter a haze, one person might see it as fog while another might see it as a ghost. Boo! #FactFriday
Looking for a fun way to combat misinformation? Well, here you go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSW... #TalkThursday
Inoculating Minds Against Misinformation… By Creating It!
by Prof. Melanie Trecek-King, Director of Education, Mental Immunity Project
Fighting misinformation can feel like a never-ending battle. Instead of trying to debunk every false claim, prebunk! By…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Looking for a fun way to combat misinformation? Well, here you go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJSW... #TalkThursday
The Category Error involves treating something in one kind of category as if it belonged to another kind of category. E.g., “The average man is about 5 foot 9 inches tall. I wonder if he lives and if he knows my parents.” #FallacyFriday
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Category Error involves treating something in one kind of category as if it belonged to another kind of category. E.g., “The average man is about 5 foot 9 inches tall. I wonder if he lives and if he knows my parents.” #FallacyFriday
“An international study ... found that when it comes to making complex decisions, people all over the world tend to reflect on their own, rather than seek advice.” phys.org/news/2025-08...
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People disregard advice when making tough decisions, international study finds
An international study surveying people in a dozen countries found that when it comes to making complex decisions, people all over the world tend to reflect on their own, rather than seek advice.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“An international study ... found that when it comes to making complex decisions, people all over the world tend to reflect on their own, rather than seek advice.” phys.org/news/2025-08...
#NewsdayTuesday
#NewsdayTuesday
Monash University has launched the Brave Conversations project to encourage productive discourse about controversial and polarizing topics. Learn more here:
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Brave Conversations: Teaching the art of disagreement in an age of discomfort
A new project is training students and staff to navigate disagreement with empathy, courage, and critical skill.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Monash University has launched the Brave Conversations project to encourage productive discourse about controversial and polarizing topics. Learn more here:
lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
#NewsdayTuesday
lens.monash.edu/@politics-so...
#NewsdayTuesday
Distinguish between “No-So” and “So-What” objections. This allows us to say things like, and “I disagree that this policy will do what you expect, but if I thought it did, I’d support it too” and “I agree that the car is a good deal, but I don’t think it follows that we should buy it.” #TipTuesday
September 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Distinguish between “No-So” and “So-What” objections. This allows us to say things like, and “I disagree that this policy will do what you expect, but if I thought it did, I’d support it too” and “I agree that the car is a good deal, but I don’t think it follows that we should buy it.” #TipTuesday
Seeing Theory, seeing-theory.brown.edu , is a beautiful interactive guide to probability and statistics—great for illustrating concepts visually. #WebsiteWednesday
Seeing Theory
A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
seeing-theory.brown.edu
September 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Seeing Theory, seeing-theory.brown.edu , is a beautiful interactive guide to probability and statistics—great for illustrating concepts visually. #WebsiteWednesday
The Mirror Thesis is the erroneous idea that all criticisms really apply to the person leveling them. E.g. “You’re only saying that I’m self-righteous because you’re so self-righteous.” #FallacyFriday
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Mirror Thesis is the erroneous idea that all criticisms really apply to the person leveling them. E.g. “You’re only saying that I’m self-righteous because you’re so self-righteous.” #FallacyFriday
It appears that in-person collaboration is more effective than virtual collaboration at enhancing problem-solving. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #NewsdayTuesday
September 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It appears that in-person collaboration is more effective than virtual collaboration at enhancing problem-solving. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #NewsdayTuesday
Are you looking for videos about logic? Of course you are. So check this out: www.youtube.com/@FramingLogic. It’s great! #WebsiteWednesday
Framing Logic
Framing Logic is destination for critical thinking, logical reasoning, and argument analysis. This channel is dedicated to teaching logic, breaking down logical fallacies, and exposing flawed…
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August 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Are you looking for videos about logic? Of course you are. So check this out: www.youtube.com/@FramingLogic. It’s great! #WebsiteWednesday
Explorable Explanations, explorabl.es, provides a host of interactive simulations to teach a variety of concepts. It’s fun! It’s educational! It’s funcational! #WebsiteWednesday
Explorable Explanations
a hub for learning through play
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August 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Explorable Explanations, explorabl.es, provides a host of interactive simulations to teach a variety of concepts. It’s fun! It’s educational! It’s funcational! #WebsiteWednesday
"A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence." – David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding #QuotationDay
August 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence." – David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding #QuotationDay
Kettle Logic uses multiple inconsistent arguments to support a conclusion. The classic example (from Freud) is, “I shouldn’t be prosecuted for damaging your kettle because I returned it undamaged, it was already damaged when I borrowed it, and I never borrowed it in the first place.” #FallacyFriday
August 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Kettle Logic uses multiple inconsistent arguments to support a conclusion. The classic example (from Freud) is, “I shouldn’t be prosecuted for damaging your kettle because I returned it undamaged, it was already damaged when I borrowed it, and I never borrowed it in the first place.” #FallacyFriday
"I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know." Cicero #QuotationDay
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know." Cicero #QuotationDay
If you’re in the mood for a good talk about ethics and critical thinking, check out these ethics of argumentation talks, courtesy of the Argumentation Network of the Americas: www.argnet.org/videos.html #TalkThursday
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July 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you’re in the mood for a good talk about ethics and critical thinking, check out these ethics of argumentation talks, courtesy of the Argumentation Network of the Americas: www.argnet.org/videos.html #TalkThursday
Facing a problem you can’t quite solve? Sleeping on it might actually help. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... #NewsdayTuesday
A 20-minute nap ‘can boost problem-solving by half’
A midday snooze can boost your brain — but only if you achieve a state of rest known as N2 sleep, a study suggests
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July 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Facing a problem you can’t quite solve? Sleeping on it might actually help. www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a... #NewsdayTuesday
When we make decisions based on our emotions rather than relying on evidence and reason, we are being guided by the Affect Heuristic. You can learn more about it here: thedecisionlab.com/biases/affec.... #FallacyFriday
Affect Heuristic - The Decision Lab
A shortcut mostly used when making automatic decisions, whereby we rely heavily upon our emotional response (our "affect") during decision-making.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
When we make decisions based on our emotions rather than relying on evidence and reason, we are being guided by the Affect Heuristic. You can learn more about it here: thedecisionlab.com/biases/affec.... #FallacyFriday
The CTC is excited to recommend the new channel Arguments: MAPPED. Check it out! www.youtube.com/@argumentsma... #WebsiteWednesday
Arguments: MAPPED
Peeling away the rhetoric to focus on the arguments that underly modern day politics, philosophy, and pop culture. Mapping and reviewing common/popular arguments and focusing on the logic.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The CTC is excited to recommend the new channel Arguments: MAPPED. Check it out! www.youtube.com/@argumentsma... #WebsiteWednesday
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.” Daniel Boorstin, #QuotationDay
June 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance—it is the illusion of knowledge.” Daniel Boorstin, #QuotationDay
A magic question is “What’s the denominator?” Learn why here: hbr.org/2025/05/one-... #NewsdayTuesday
One Simple Way to Get Better at Reading Data
Senior leaders are likely to be a consumer of statistics calculated by their direct reports to help them make informed decisions. While data are observed, the presenter decides which statistics are…
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June 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A magic question is “What’s the denominator?” Learn why here: hbr.org/2025/05/one-... #NewsdayTuesday
Here’s another use for AI: combatting conspiracy theories. This is worth a read. nautil.us/conspiracy-t... #NewsdayTuesday
Conspiracy Theorists Can Be Deprogrammed
AI-delivered evidence might be better at changing minds than you are
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June 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Here’s another use for AI: combatting conspiracy theories. This is worth a read. nautil.us/conspiracy-t... #NewsdayTuesday
“Wi-Phi’s mission is to introduce the public to the practice of philosophy through free, entertaining, and accessible videos featuring experts from around the world.” Enjoy! www.wi-phi.com #WebsiteWednesday
Wi-Phi – Wireless Philosophy
Wi-Phi’s mission is to introduce the public to the practice of philosophy through free, entertaining, and accessible videos featuring experts from around the world.
www.wi-phi.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“Wi-Phi’s mission is to introduce the public to the practice of philosophy through free, entertaining, and accessible videos featuring experts from around the world.” Enjoy! www.wi-phi.com #WebsiteWednesday
“Though many of our worst problems are big, they do not necessarily have big solutions.” Wendell Berry (inthesetimes.com/article/loca...) #QuotationDay
May 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Though many of our worst problems are big, they do not necessarily have big solutions.” Wendell Berry (inthesetimes.com/article/loca...) #QuotationDay