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Before you even start analysing the fuzzy thinking or uncritical thinking of others, it is best to examine one’s own motivations and biases. To this end, there are two classics one must read first:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.usemod.com\/cgi-bin\/mb.pl?AssumeGoodFaith<\/a> – The MeatBall Wiki’s “AssumeGoodFaith” is a masterpiece “How To” for Internet based discussion and argumentation.<\/p>\n

“A Code of Conduct for Effective Rational Discussion<\/a>” is the best set of fallacy avoidance principles that I know.<\/p>\n

LOGICAL FALLACIES and COGNITIVE BIASES<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cognitive_biases<\/a> (Wikipedia<\/strong>)
\nWikipedia’s list of all cognitive biases<\/p>\n

Philosophy 210: Critical Thinking (virtualsalt.com)<\/a> (Excellent)<\/strong>
\nProfessor Robert D Harris’ full Critical Thinking course.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/Main\/LogicalFallacies<\/a> (Excellent)<\/strong>
\nTV Tropes Logical Fallacies Wiki<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nowandfutures.com\/large\/Cognitive-Biases-A-Visual-Study-Guide-by-the-Royal-Society-of-Account-Planning.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 [PDF] (Excellent<\/strong>)
\nCognitive Biases: A Visual Study Guide by the Royal Society of Account Planning<\/p>\n

https:\/\/seminal.leadpages.net\/f\/175f01796e39c5-141691a46639c5\/14394385128bac-xuAiQI5vTbGBMJUdEIggE\/charliemunger-biases-simmons-chew-final.pdf<\/a>\u00a0 [PDF]
\nHere Are The 25 Psychological Biases That Cause Us To Make Bad Decisions By Michael Simmons With Ian Chew<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/30548590\/Cognitive-Biases-A-Visual-Study-Guide<\/a>
\nCognitive Biases – a Visual Study Guide<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.psyfitec.com\/2011\/10\/one-long-argument-big-list-of.html<\/a>\u00a0 and http:\/\/www.psyfitec.com\/p\/list-of-behavioral-biases.html<\/a> (Good)<\/strong>
\nBig List of Behavioural Biases<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.orange-papers.org\/orange-propaganda.html<\/a>
\nThe Orange Papers – one of the best resources I have come across. Superb!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/biasandbelief.pbwiki.com<\/a>
\nBiases and Belief Wiki<\/p>\n

http:\/\/fallacydb.com\/<\/a>
\nFallacy Database<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/fallacy\/<\/a>
\nInternet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cognitive_biases<\/a>
\nList of Cognitive Biases<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.positiveatheism.org\/writ\/sherm3.htm<\/a>
\nHow Thinking Goes Wrong – Twenty-five Fallacies That Lead Us to Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer – Superb<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fallacyfiles.org\/<\/a>
\nThe Fallacy Files – superb<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.don-lindsay-archive.org\/skeptic\/arguments.html<\/a>
\nA List Of Fallacious Arguments<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mega.nu:8080\/ampp\/www.geocities.com\/athens\/olympus\/7695\/fallacys.htm<\/a>
\nA Handbook of Fallacies<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Logical_fallacies<\/a>
\nLogical Fallacy article on wikipedia<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallacy<\/a>
\nFallacy article from Wikipedia (different from the one above)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.logicalfallacies.info\/<\/a>
\nLogical fallacies super directory – Good<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fallacyfiles.org\/<\/a>
\nThe fallacy Files – Excellent<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.246.dk\/38tricks.html<\/a> – Old but good
\nThirty-eight dishonest tricks which are commonly used in argument, with the methods of overcoming them<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nizkor.org\/features\/fallacies\/<\/a>
\nNizkor’s rendition of Dr. Michael C. Labossiere Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.infidels.org\/news\/atheism\/logic.html<\/a>
\nHow to construct a logical argument from The Atheism Web – Excellent.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.kuro5hin.org\/story\/2003\/7\/18\/205013\/523<\/a> – Good
\nThe Adequacy Style Troll (AST) – hilarious consequences of not understanding arguments.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/radicalacademy.com\/logicalfal1.htm<\/a>
\nWelcome to the Nonsense Traps<\/p>\n

Reason and Rationality by Richard Samuels. An excellent paper excerpted from the forthcoming Handbook of Epistemology.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.philosophypages.com\/lg\/index.htm<\/a> – Good
\nGuide to Elementary Logic from Philosophy Pages<\/p>\n

http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/handouts\/general\/gl_argpers.html<\/a>
\nArgumentation\/Persuasion: Logic in Argumentative Writing – Excellent<\/p>\n

http:\/\/faculty.erau.edu\/schliepr\/minbar\/personal\/assignments\/fallacies.html<\/a>
\nHow to Spot Fallacies<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.infidels.org\/news\/atheism\/logic.html<\/a>
\nThe Atheism Web -Logic & Fallacies<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fordham.edu\/halsall\/mod\/smith-antireform.html<\/a>
\nFallacies Of Anti-Reformers by Sydney Smith (1824)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dissension.com\/logic\/what.htm<\/a>
\nLogical fallacies from Dissension.com\u00a0 – good<\/p>\n

http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/logic-informal\/<\/a>
\nStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Informal Logic<\/p>\n

Open Directory Project on Informal Logic
\nhttp:\/\/dmoz.org\/Society\/Philosophy\/Philosophy_of_Logic\/Informal_Logic\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Logic Mini-Primer
\nhttp:\/\/www.dartmouth.edu\/~compose\/student\/ac_paper\/logic.html<\/a><\/p>\n

MEDIA LITERACY AND MANIPULATION<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.edwardtufte.com\/bboard\/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001et<\/a>
\nCorrupt Techniques in Evidence Presentations by Edward Tufte [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.stayfreemagazine.org\/ml\/<\/a>
\nStay Free! High School Media Literacy Curriculum [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/carlisle-www.army.mil\/usawc\/Parameters\/1994\/stech.htm<\/a>
\nWinning CNN Wars – A primer on fighting media propaganda battles<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.medialit.org\/<\/a>
\nLearn to use critical thinking skills in accessing, analysing, evaluating and creating media.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.justthink.org\/<\/a>
\nMedia literacy and critical thinking for young people.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fas.org\/irp\/doddir\/army\/fm33-1\/fm33-1m.htm<\/a>
\nPROPAGANDA MEDIA<\/p>\n

http:\/\/spinsanity.org\/<\/a>
\nUnbiased non-partisan anti-spin site<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mediaresearch.org\/<\/a>
\nRight wing media watchdog – ostensibly non-partisan but not<\/p>\n

CRITICAL THINKING AND ARGUMENTATION<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/rationalwiki.org\/wiki\/RationalWiki:Contents<\/a> [Excellent]
\nRationalWiki<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_cognitive_biases<\/a>
\nList of Cognitive Biases and Heuristics [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skepdic.com\/refuge\/ctlessons.html<\/a>
\nCritical Thinking Mini-Lessons from Skepdic.com – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.austhink.org\/critical\/<\/a>
\nCritical Thinking on the Web\u00a0 – [Superb]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/skepdic.com\/essays\/Haskins.html<\/a>
\nA Practical Guide To Critical Thinking – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

Laetus in Praesens Critical Thinking Resources List
\nhttp:\/\/www.laetusinpraesens.org\/links\/webcrit.php<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.hozien.com\/mih\/arg\/toc.htm&nbsp<\/a>; – [Very Good]
\nA Rulebook for Arguments<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/pages\/article\/newTED_95.htm<\/a>
\nCritical Thinking from Mindtools<\/p>\n

http:\/\/kenrahn.com\/JFK\/Critical_thinking\/Intro_to_critl_thinking.html<\/a>
\nIntroduction to critical thinking using the JFK assassination as the subject matter to explore the issues.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ceap.wcu.edu\/Houghton\/Learner\/think\/thinkSkillsCritical.html<\/a>
\nThinking Skills: Critical<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.criticalreading.com\/<\/a>
\nHow the Language Really Works: The Fundamentals of Critical Reading and Effective Writing<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.virtualsalt.com\/think\/<\/a> – [Very Good]
\nCritical Thinking Materials from professor Robert Harris’ wonderful Virtual Salt website<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.org\/<\/a> – [Good]
\nThe centre for critical Thinking (includes books and educational resources)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/projects\/compendium\/<\/a>
\nCompendium – “The Compendium approach combines meeting facilitation and collaborative hypertext in an approach to mediating face-to-face or asynchronous discussions, capturing key aspects of meetings, integrating perspectives from multiple stakeholders in a project, and the construction of a collective memory resource.” [Methodology]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/SocSci\/tburke1\/beyond.html<\/a>
\nBeyond the Five-Paragraph Essay [Methodology & Writing]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.decision-making.co.uk\/Welcome\/Publications.htm<\/a>
\nArticles published in the Practical Philosophy “Towards Wise Decision-Making” Series<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.stanford.edu\/~rhorn\/a\/topic\/phil\/artclTrapsOfFormalLogic.html<\/a>
\nTRAPS OF TRADITIONAL LOGIC & DIALECTICS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM by Robert E. Horn<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.austhink.org\/monk\/Fenner\/Fenner.htm<\/a> [Excellent]
\nEnhancing our Grasp of Complex Arguments By Paul Monk and Tim van Gelder<\/p>\n

http:\/\/bmj.bmjjournals.com\/cgi\/content\/full\/327\/7417\/741<\/a>
\nSimple tools for understanding risks: from innumeracy to insight<\/p>\n

http:\/\/intellit.muskingum.edu\/analysis_folder\/di_catn_Folder\/contents.htm<\/a>
\nCIA Critical thinking manual<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/<\/a>
\nExcellent all round site covering thinking, creativity and problem solving and memory.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/depts\/itl\/graphics\/main.html<\/a>
\nMission Critical: Critical Thinking Primer form San Jose University<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.brainfarming.com\/<\/a>
\nRanging from De Bono to Buzan, a good look at thinking and reasoning methodologies.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.calpress.com\/critical.html<\/a>
\nEssay: Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.teachercertification.org\/teach\/evaluation-techniques-of-Internet-resources.php<\/a>
\nEvaluation Techniques of Internet Resources<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.humboldt.edu\/~act\/<\/a>
\nARGUMENTATION AND CRITICAL THINKING interactive tutorial site. – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ucalgary.ca\/~dabrent\/art\/rogchap.html<\/a>
\nRogerian Rhetoric: An Alternative to Traditional Rhetoric<\/p>\n

Influencing through Argumentation
\nComplete textbook on argumentation<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.unl.edu\/speech\/comm109\/Toulmin\/index.htm<\/a> The Toulmin Project <\/a>
\nWeb-site containing the theory of Steven Toulmin, one of the most influential scholars on Argumentation.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.csicop.org\/si\/9012\/critical-thinking.html<\/a>
\nA Field Guide to Critical Thinking<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.wannalearn.com\/Academic_Subjects\/Critical_Thinking\/<\/a>
\nCritical Thinking from Wannalearn.com<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.innumeracy.com\/criticalthink.htm<\/a>
\nCritical thinking from innumeracy.org<\/p>\n

Open Directory Project on Critical Thinking
\nhttp:\/\/dmoz.org\/Science\/Science_in_Society\/Skeptical_Inquiry\/Critical_Thinking\/<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/ruccs.rutgers.edu\/ArchiveFolder\/Research%20Group\/research.html<\/a>
\nResearch Group on Evolution and Higher Cognition. See especially Publications<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.au.af.mil\/au\/awc\/awcgate\/awc-thkg.htm<\/a>
\nCreativity and Thinking Skills<\/p>\n

PROPAGANDA, COERCIVE PERSUASION AND BRAINWASHING<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sourcewatch.org\/index.php?title=Propaganda_techniques<\/a>
\nSourceWatch’s list of “propaganda techniques to influence opinions and to avoid the truth”. [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/classicpersuasion.org\/<\/a>
\nPeitho’s Web – classical persuasion, oratory and sophistry [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brainwashing<\/a>
\nWikipedia article on Brainwashing<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manipulation<\/a>
\nWikipedia article on Manipulation<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persuasion<\/a>
\nWikipedia article on Persuasion<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elaboration_Likelihood_Model<\/a>
\nWikipedia article on Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.foothilltech.org\/rgeib\/english\/bnw\/culminating_project\/<\/a>
\nMUSTAPHA MOND’S DEPARTMENT OF PROPAGANDA<\/p>\n

http:\/\/captology.stanford.edu\/<\/a>
\nStanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab (Captology)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.psywarrior.com\/sexandprop.html<\/a> [Excellent]
\nSex and Psychological Operations<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.freerepublic.com\/forum\/a3a33b0424856.htm<\/a>
\nAttitude Channeling and Brainwashing by Robert L. Kocher<\/p>\n

Lyndale’s Brilliant Propaganda Primer [Archive.org snapshot<\/a>]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.workingpsychology.com\/<\/a> [Superb site]
\nInfluence at Work – The psychology of persuasion
\nhttp:\/\/www.as.wvu.edu\/~sbb\/comm221\/primer.htm<\/a>
\nSteve’s Primer of Practical Persuasion and Influence<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.stentorian.com\/propagan.html<\/a>
\nAn Introduction to Propaganda – [excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ctyme.com\/bwash\/bwash.htm<\/a>
\nThe Battle for Your Mind by Dick Sutphen [excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.propaganda101.com\/Propaganda\/Propaganda_Frame.htm<\/a>
\nThe Science of Modern Propaganda [Warning – this site is heavily right wing and in parts succumbs to the very propaganda it castigates]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.rickross.com\/reference\/brainwashing\/brainwashing8.html<\/a>
\nCoercive Persuasion and Attitude Change<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.factnet.org\/rancho1.htm<\/a>
\nHow does mind control work?: A technical overview of mind control tactics<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.propagandacritic.com\/<\/a>
\nThe Institute of Propaganda Analysis – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dushkin.com\/usingts\/guide\/prop.mhtml<\/a>
\nA Propaganda primer<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ninehundred.net\/control\/<\/a>
\nTHE RAPE OF THE MIND – The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing<\/p>\n

http:\/\/modernhumorist.com\/mh\/0004\/propaganda\/index.cfm<\/a>
\nPropaganda and Disinformation from the Media Resource Centre<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lib.berkeley.edu\/MRC\/propaganda.html<\/a>
\nThe excellent Modern Humorist anti-propaganda site<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.greeninformation.com\/PROPAGANDA%20TECHNIQUES%20-%20US%20Army.htm<\/a>
\nUS army propaganda techniques<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.quackwatch.com\/01QuackeryRelatedTopics\/propa.html<\/a>
\nPropaganda Techniques related to Environmental Scares<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.memecentral.com\/vmintro.htm<\/a>
\nCrisis of the Mind – an introduction to memetics and mind virus’<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.datafilter.com\/mc\/<\/a>
\nMind Control – Technology, techniques, politics<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.economist.com\/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1109515<\/a>
\nThe Economist magazine tackles the topic of persuasion.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.dushkin.com\/usingts\/guide\/prop.mhtml<\/a>
\nList of some of the more commonly used propaganda techniques<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.calvin.edu\/academic\/cas\/gpa\/<\/a>
\nEast German and Nazi propaganda site<\/p>\n

SCAMS AND FRAUD<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.scamfraudalert.com<\/a>
\nScam Fraud Alert<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.quackwatch.org<\/a>
\nQuackwatch<\/p>\n

SCEPTICISM AND DEBUNKING<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.earlham.edu\/~peters\/writing\/skept.htm<\/a> – [Superb]
\nPeter Subers brilliant “Classical Skepticism”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/mythbustersresults.com\/results\/recent.html<\/a>
\nMythbusters – Every result from all programs [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.truthorfiction.com\/<\/a>
\nTruth or Fiction? Hoaxes, Scams and Swindles tracked and debunked<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skeptic.com\/01.1.shermer-skep-manifesto.html<\/a>
\nA SKEPTICAL MANIFESTO By Michael Shermer, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.csicop.org\/si\/<\/a>
\nSkeptical Inquirer<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skepdic.com\/<\/a>
\nThe Skeptic’s Dictionary<\/p>\n

http:\/\/skepdic.com\/refuge\/<\/a>
\nThe Skeptic’s Refuge<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skepticsannotatedbible.com\/<\/a>
\nThe Skeptic’s Annotated Bible<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.debunker.com\/<\/a>
\nThe Debunker’s Domain<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skeptic.com\/<\/a>
\nSkeptic Magazine<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.junkscience.com\/<\/a>
\nJunk science” is faulty scientific data and analysis used to used to further a special agenda”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fumento.com\/<\/a>
\nMichael Fumento – crack debunker.<\/p>\n

STATISTICS AND INNUMERACY<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/members.cox.net\/mathmistakes\/glossary1.htm<\/a>
\nGlossary of Mathematical Mistakes – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.math.temple.edu\/~paulos\/<\/a> – [Excellent]
\nJohn Allen Paulos -author of Innumeracy – homepage.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sophismata.com\/<\/a> – [Excellent]
\nRaghu Ramachandran’s superb anti-sloppy thinking and innumeracy site.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.numberwatch.co.uk\/<\/a>
\n“All about the scares, scams, junk, panics, and flummery cooked up by the media, politicians, bureaucrats, so-called scientists and others who try to confuse you with wrong numbers.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/chronicle.com\/free\/v47\/i34\/34b00701.htm<\/a> – [Advanced]
\nTelling the Truth About Damned Lies and Statistics<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.economist.co.uk\/books\/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=5790507<\/a>
\nFactual abuse<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2001\/04\/28\/arts\/28BAYE.html?pagewanted=all<\/a>
\nAdding Art to the Rigor of Statistical Science<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.learner.org\/exhibits\/statistics\/<\/a>
\nUnderstanding Statistics – learner.org exhibit<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.innumeracy.com\/<\/a>
\nInnumeracy defeated<\/p>\n

http:\/\/davidmlane.com\/hyperstat\/index.html<\/a>
\nHyperStat Online Statistical Textbook<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.stats.org\/<\/a>
\nSuperb Statistics resource – [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/dna\/h2g2\/A1091350<\/a>
\nHow To Understand Statistics by the BBC – [V. Good]<\/p>\n

BOOKS<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking: Essential Steps for Developing Sound Reasoning and Arguments while Overcoming Hindrances to Rational Thinking by Greg R. Haskins [Amazon .com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Debunking Handbook by John Cook and Stephan Lewandowsky [Good] [Free]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click to access Debunking_Handbook.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner [Amazon .co.uk<\/a> \/ .com<\/a>] [Wikipedia<\/a>] [Superb]<\/strong>
\nTHE absolute classic of debunking and critical thinking, happily remembered to me by Michael Meadon.<\/p>\n

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) by Tavris & Aronson [Amazon .co.uk<\/a> \/ .com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Logic of Real Arguments by Alec Fisher [Amazon .co.uk<\/a> \/.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Fooled By Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb [Amazon .co.uk <\/a>\/.com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by by Kerry Patterson et al [Amazon .co.uk <\/a>\/ .com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

How we think by John Dewey (1910) [Online Book<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/p>\n

Brainwashing : The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor [Amazon .co.uk<\/a> \/ .com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Becoming a Critical Thinker: A Guide for the New Millennium [Amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Decision by Objectives by Forman and Selly (PDF<\/a>, 2.46mb)
\n“Complete textbook on decision making. Aimed at management, but the contains a lot for the general reader (or decider?). Centered on a general decision framework known as the Analytic Hierarch Process (AHP). This may not be the best textbook on decision making out there, but there is plenty of value here, and it does have the advantage of being freely downloadable.” – Tim van Gelder<\/p>\n

Introduction to Probability – [Online book<\/a>]<\/p>\n

How Mumbo-jumbo Changed the World by Francis Wheen [amazon.co.uk<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mind Wide Open: One Man’s Journey into the Workings of his Brain by Steven Johnson [Amazon.com<\/a>\/.co.uk<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Power of Persuasion by Robert V. Levine [Amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>] [Good]<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Good Reason by S. Morris Engel [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com]<\/a> [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Book of the Fallacy by Madden Pirie [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Persuasion, Social Influence, and Compliance Gaining (2nd Edition) by Robert H. Gass, John S. Seiter [Amazon.co.uk<\/a> or Amazon.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, Vincent Ruggiero [Amazon.co.uk<\/a> or Amazon.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion by Anthony R. Pratkanis, Elliot Aronson [Amazon.co.uk<\/a> or Amazon.com<\/a>] [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Don’t Get Taken: Bunco & Bunkum Exposed How to Protect Yourself by by Robert A. Steiner<\/p>\n

A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms by Richard A. Lanham [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought by David Hackett Fischer [ amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Persuasion Analysis : A Companion to Composition – Hugh Rank<\/p>\n

Critical Thinking: An Introduction by Alec Fisher\u00a0 [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Practical Reasoning in Natural Language by Stephen Naylor Thomas (1998) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

How to think Straight by Anthony Flew (1998) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Everyday Irrationality by Robyn M Dawes (2001) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland (1994) [amazon.co.uk<\/a>] [Excerpt<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Competitive Communication by Barry Eckhouse (1999) [Business orientated] [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan (1996) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff (1991) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Analysing Controversy by Gark K Clabaugh and Edward G Rozycki (1998) [ amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Attacking faulty reasoning by T. Edward Damer (2000) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Be Reasonable by Laird Wilcox – Quotations (1994) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Art of Deception by Nicholas Capaldi (1987) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Arguing Well by John Shand (2000) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Thinking from A to Z by Nigel Warburton( 1996) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer (1998) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos (2001) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Once upon a number by John Allen Paulos (1998) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Critical Thinking – A concise guide by Tracy Bowell and Gary Kemp (2002) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Argument: Critical Thinking, Logic and the Fallacies by John Woods, Andrew Irvine and Douglas Walton (1982) [amazon.co.uk<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Reckoning with Risk by Gerd Gigerenzer (2002) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life by Thomas Gilovich (1993) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Bad Astronomy by Philip Plait (2002) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Thinking and Deciding by Jonathan Baron (2001) [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Fashionable Nonsense : Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science
\nAlan D. Sokal et al [amazon.co.uk<\/a> or amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, Howard Raiffa [Amazon.co.uk<\/a> or Amazon.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

SOFTWARE AND WEB TOOLS<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/rationale.austhink.com\/<\/a>
\nRationale – The best argument mapping and Crirtical Thinking tool from the people behind Critical Thinking on the Web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/flyinglogic.com\/<\/a>
\nNew logic and argumentation software from the makers of Sciral Consistency
\n“Flying Logic is a highly visual, easy to use software application that does for reasoning what spreadsheets do for numbers. Just as you would not do detailed financial projections in your head, you need Flying Logic for all nontrivial planning and reasoning endeavors.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.truthmapping.com<\/a>
\nTruthMapping is a tool that addresses the most common problems in argumentation. It prevents digression by making the argument the context which can not be escaped; the information flow is always toward the argument unlike standard methods such as conversation, message boards and e-mail. It saves you time because others can not bury your contribution through repetitive posting. It is a content-rich view of a topic because only the true disagreements are visible by default.\u00a0 [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.brainstormsw.com<\/a>
\nBrainstorm, A multi purpose though assistant. “..thermonuclear grade intellectual organizing powers..”.\u00a0 [Excellent]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ozline.com\/electraguide\/thesis.html<\/a>
\nThesis Builder & Online Outliner<\/p>\n

http:\/\/kmi.open.ac.uk\/projects\/VisualizingArgumentation\/resources.html<\/a>
\nA good list of current argument mapping software is available<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.inspiration.com\/<\/a>
\nHome of Inspiration<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mindjet.com\/<\/a>
\nHome of Mindmanager, the undisputed best MindMapping application for Windows<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.goreason.com\/<\/a>
\nReason! Able –\u00a0 argument mapping<\/p>\n

AUDIO, VIDEO AND PODCASTS<\/h3>\n

Thanks to Michael Meadon<\/a> for these suggestions:<\/p>\n

Point of Inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n

Scientific American<\/a><\/p>\n

Nature<\/a><\/p>\n

Skepticality<\/a><\/p>\n

Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking<\/a> [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

WEBLOGS<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/critical-thinker.net\/<\/a>
\nNew Critical Thinking powerhouse<\/p>\n

Thanks to Michael Meadon<\/a> for most of these suggestions.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/rtnl.wordpress.com<\/a>
\nTim Van Gelders’ Rational Thoughts Weblog<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.overcomingbias.com<\/a>
\nFirst rate Critical Thinking blog<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.badscience.net<\/a>
\nDr Ben Goldacre’s superb critical thinking blog<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theness.com\/neurologicablog<\/a>
\nDaily fix of Neuroscience, Skeptisism and Critical Thinking<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sciencebasedmedicine.org<\/a>
\nExploring issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine<\/p>\n

http:\/\/ionian-enchantment.blogspot.com<\/a>
\nIonian Enchantment is Michael Meadon’s superb generalist weblog covering some of my favourite subjects like science, psychology, neuroscience, skepticism, critical thinking, anthropology, politics and Africa.<\/p>\n

MISCELLANY<\/h3>\n

Back to the Top<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.criticalthinkeracademy.com\/
\n<\/a>Critical Thinking Academy [Excellent<\/strong>]<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lesswrong.com\/<\/a> – [Brilliant]<\/strong>
\nLess Is Wrong Critical Thinking Portal<\/p>\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Thinking<\/a> – [Brilliant]<\/strong>
\nWikipedia Thinking Portal<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.businessballs.com<\/a> – [Brilliant]<\/strong>
\nAbsolutely superb website about all manner of cognitive excellence<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mindtools.com<\/a> – [Brilliant]<\/strong>
\n“Discover the essential skills and techniques that help you excel in your career – whatever your profession”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/changingminds.org<\/a> – [Brilliant]<\/strong>
\nThe largest site in the world on all aspects of how we change one another’s minds<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.meaningsoflife.com<\/a>
\nFine site on using Philosophy in everyday life – [Excellent]<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mycoted.com\/creativity\/techniques\/index.php<\/a> – [Excellent]<\/strong>
\nCreativity Techniques – hundreds of ideas and methods<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.syque.com\/quality_tools\/index.htm<\/a> – [Excellent]<\/strong>
\nQuality Tools – hundred of useful tools and articles about quality and quality improvement<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.creativityatwork.com\/<\/a>
\nCreativity and critical thinking at work.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/medicine\/story\/0,11381,847758,00.html<\/a>
\nAn excellent article from The Guardian on Medical myths both ancient and modern<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.skepticnews.com\/<\/a>
\nSkeptical Weblog<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ksu.edu\/psych\/cws\/index.htm<\/a>
\nCochran-Weiss-Shanteau (CWS) Home Page. CWS is the Cochran-Weiss-Shanteau index of performance a new approach to the evaluation of expert performance where there is no independent criterion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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