Podcasts about critical reasoning

Andy Ivanovich, the CFO of The Knot, joins CJ to dissect the company's business model. He sheds light on how The Knot, which functions like an operating system for weddings, has grown to expand its product suite and reach, and now touches two-thirds of adult Americans each year. Andy explains the five dimensions of the company's transactions that make it so unique. He also sheds light on The Knot's ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) and customer LTV (Lifetime Value), and how they optimize for a supplier's lifetime value through their subscription model. He sheds light on some M&A wisdom, explaining the Build, Buy, or Buddy framework for a roadmap expansion, and why “burning the lifeboats” is necessary for fully committing to change. Tuning in, you'll hear about the CFO's job of “truth-seeking”, why your team should be encouraged to challenge conventional wisdom, and how to manage a healthy level of friction amongst your peers.If you're looking for an ERP head to NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics and get a customized KPI checklist.—SPONSORS:Mercury is the fintech ambitious companies use for banking and all their financial workflows. With a powerful bank account at the center of their operations, companies can make better financial decisions and ensure that every dollar spent aligns with company priorities. That's why over 100K startups choose Mercury to confidently run all their financial operations with the precision, control, and focus they need to operate at their best. Learn more at mercury.com.Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust®; Members FDIC.NetSuite provides financial software for all your business needs. More than 37,000 thousand companies have already upgraded to NetSuite, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics and get a customized KPI checklist. Maxio is the only billing and financial operations platform that was purpose built for B2B SaaS. They're helping SaaS finance teams automate billing and revenue recognition, manage collections and payments, and put together investor grade reporting packages.

In this episode we sit down SBC's test prep expert Anthony to talk about critical reasoning questions on the GRE and GMAT, with a special focus on the one logical fallacy that every test taker should be prepared for. In this episode, Anthony shares: General tips for critical reasoning questions, Specific advice about one critical reasoning question type that trips up many test-takers, and Suggestions for how to tackle these problems so that you won't be caught off guard on test day. In this episode we will be reviewing to actual GMAT questions. For those of you following along we have included the full text of those questions here: QUESTION ONE:  Asthma, a chronic breathing disorder, is significantly more common today among adult competitive swimmers than it is among competitive athletes who specialize in other sports. Although chlorine is now known to be a lung irritant and swimming pool water is generally chlorinated, it would be rash to assume that frequent exposure to chlorine is the explanation of the high incidence of asthma among these swimmers, since __________. young people who have asthma are no more likely to become competitive athletes than are young people who do not have asthma  competitive athletes who specialize in sports other than swimming are rarely exposed to chlorine competitive athletes as a group have a significantly lower incidence of asthma than do people who do not participate in competitive athletics until a few years ago, physicians routinely recommended competitive swimming to children with asthma, in the belief that this form of exercise could alleviate asthma symptoms many people have asthma without knowing they have it and thus are not diagnosed with the condition until they begin engaging in very strenuous activities, such as competitive athletics QUESTION TWO:  It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. In fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. Evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? As people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. Many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. Many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. The study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. The tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation. Anthony scored in the 99% percentile on the GMAT and has numerous perfect GRE scores. Not only is he one of our favorite guests, he is also available for one on one test coaching. To learn more about Anthony, visit please visit  or check out his SBC bio . 

In this podcast episode, we interviewed Handi, a GMAT student from China who had scored 670 in his latest mock test, scored 710 in the actual GMAT test by making subtle changes in his approach to Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning in GMAT Verbal questions. In this interview, we uncover his whole GMAT preparation journey, what prep resources he used, and how GMAT Ninja's Verbal Videos on GMAT Club gave him motivation and confidence to tackle verbal questions. We will also talk about his performance in GMAT Quant questions, his GMAT test experience, timing strategies, etc. If you want to read Handi's GMAT journey in detail, read his GMAT Club debrief https://gmatclub.com/forum/thoughts-about-gmat-710-and-official-practice-exams-406975.html

In this episode, April explains linguistic ambiguity, equivocation, and the equivocation fallacy. She also tells some really bad jokes. Episode 28 Show Notes:Moore, Brooke and Parker, Richard. Critical Thinking. McGraw Hill. 2017.This is current textbook I use to teach my Critical Reasoning class. Much of what I say here about the types of linguistic ambiguity is taken from this excellent text. ThoughtCo is a reference site that focuses on educational content. Their articles are written by highly qualified educators and experienced instructors.https://www.thoughtco.com/polysemy-words-and-meanings-1691642How many words are there in the English language? This article will tell you:https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/many-words-english-language/This WhatIs.com article discusses how linguistic ambiguity makes it difficult for artificial intelligence (and of course people) to decode language:https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/linguistic-ambiguity#:~:text=Linguistic%20ambiguity%20is%20a%20quality%20of%20language%20that,program%20to%20reliably%20decode%20without%20some%20additional%20informationHere's a good discussion of the expectancy violation and humor:https://thecriticalcomic.com/incongruity-theory/#:~:text=Expectancy%20Violations%20Aristotle%20also%20thought%20humor%20occurred%20with,disappointed%20expectation%20makes%20us%20laugh.%E2%80%9D%20%28ch.%2063%3B%20Morreal%29Was that really the world's funniest joke? According to this guy, it is:https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/03/07/287250640/what-is-the-funniest-joke-in-the-worldDr. Itamar Schatz gives a detailed description of equivocation with excellent examples. You should definitely read this:https://effectiviology.com/equivocation/Another good explanation  of the equivocation falllacy:https://examples.yourdictionary.com/equivocation-fallacy-examples.htmlWhat speech is considered "unprotected?" Here you go:https://legalknowledgebase.com/what-speech-is-illegal-in-the-usNo, of COURSE we don't "torture." Except we do (or did, anyway):https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9956644

Today’s featured guest isProfessor Brian Kammerzelt who is an Associate Professor and Chair of the communications department at Moody Bible Institute. Professor Kammerzelt has a Bachelors in Multimedia Design, Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations from Bradley University. He also has a Master of Arts in Communication & Culture from Trinity International University. He applies his academic and practical expertise to help Christians understand, engage, and create culture. His courses of instruction at Moody Bible Institute include Media & Culture, Media Ecology, Persuasion and Debate, Speech and Advocacy, Public Discourse and Critical Thought, Media Advocacy, Communications History and Cultural Change, Methods of Critical Reasoning, Technological and Quantitative Literacy, and Integrated Media Design.Professor Kammerzelt believes deeply in the importance of equipping theologically trained media artists for the current media landscape that we have today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Heim will quickly become your favorite source for understanding the human condition. He has become mine. Just listen and you WILL understand.   https://www.drchristianheim.com/ Dr. Heim is an award-winning Psychiatrist, Music Professor, and Churchill fellow. During his 18 years of continuing psychiatry practice, he has heard the stories of 1000s of people. Combining science, entertainment, and large doses of Australian humor, he speaks from a place of deep compassion and authority on 21st Century Mental Health issues that can affect us all. Dr. Heim has spoken extensively in both public and corporate forums in the US and Australia and has a natural ability to explain complex mental health issues in lay language, giving practical takeaways that can be actioned straight away. He delivers CLE talks to law firms, talks on mental health to corporate firms and retirement companies.  His writings and public lectures reference medicine and music and cover a range of topics – the mental health crisis, happiness, stress management, neuroplasticity, work/life balance, the pleasure myth – but primarily focus on how to get the right DOSE of brain chemicals to help overcome 21st Century mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, suicide, trauma, personality disorders, and addictions. Dr. Heim includes memorable experiences in his talks, such as music, to keep audiences engaged. Dr. Heim is an associate senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music has lectured at Manhattan School of Music, The University of Newcastle, and the University of Wollongong. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney and has published research articles and music compositions. He is the 2014 recipient of the Newton-John award for innovation and creativity and the 2000 Blackwell Award for Critical Reasoning in Science. His music compositions are played on ABC Classic FM. Dr. Heim currently lives on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Australia with his wife Dr. Caroline Heim and he gives virtual lectures all over the world from his professional studio.

Dr. Christian Heim is an award-winning clinical psychiatrist, Australian music lecturer (= US professor) and a Churchill fellow. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music has lectured at Manhattan School of Music, The University of Newcastle and had a tenured position at the University of Wollongong where he was nominated for a teaching award. He was on staff at several Australian hospitals. During his 20 years as a doctor he has heard the stories of thousands of people. He speaks globally in-person and virtually at law firms, medical organisations, leisure companies and universities about preventative mental health. Dr. Heim has a PhD from the University of Sydney and has published research articles and music compositions. He is the 2014 recipient of the Newton-John award for innovation and creativity and the 2000 Blackwell Award for Critical Reasoning in Science. His music compositions are played on ABC Classic FM. His writings and public lectures reference medicine and music and cover a range of topics – burnout, brain fitness, the mental health crisis, neuroplasticity, the neurobiology of love, healthy relationships as a protective factor – but primarily focus on how to get the right DOSE of brain chemicals to help overcome 21st Century mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, suicide, trauma, personality disorders and addictions. Dr. Heim speaks from a place of deep compassion and authority. His talks all combine science, music and large doses of Australian humour.   He loves taking long walks along deserted Australian beaches with his love-partner Caroline, playing piano, laughing with his boys, and eating celery. 

Dr. Christian Heim is an award-winning clinical psychiatrist, Australian music lecturer (= US professor) and a Churchill fellow. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music has lectured at Manhattan School of Music, The University of Newcastle and had a tenured position at the University of Wollongong where he was nominated for a teaching award. He was on staff at several Australian hospitals. During his 20 years as a doctor he has heard the stories of thousands of people. He speaks globally in-person and virtually at law firms, medical organisations, leisure companies and universities about preventative mental health. Dr. Heim has a PhD from the University of Sydney and has published research articles and music compositions. He is the 2014 recipient of the Newton-John award for innovation and creativity and the 2000 Blackwell Award for Critical Reasoning in Science. His music compositions are played on ABC Classic FM. His writings and public lectures reference medicine and music and cover a range of topics – burnout, brain fitness, the mental health crisis, neuroplasticity, the neurobiology of love, healthy relationships as a protective factor – but primarily focus on how to get the right DOSE of brain chemicals to help overcome 21st Century mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, suicide, trauma, personality disorders and addictions. Dr. Heim speaks from a place of deep compassion and authority. His talks all combine science, music and large doses of Australian humour.   He loves taking long walks along deserted Australian beaches with his love-partner Caroline, playing piano, laughing with his boys, and eating celery. 

Dr. Caroline Heim is an Associate Professor in theatre at Queensland University of Technology in Australia and is an international author. Before entering academia, Caroline worked as a professional actor on New York stages. It is there where she won a Drama League Award, and received critical acclaim from The New York Times. Caroline is a certified Lifeline (crisis counselling organization) counsellor and facilitator. She likes singing in storms, having deep talks with Christian and hugging her boys.Dr. Christian Heim is an award-winning psychiatrist, music professor and Churchill fellow. During his 20 years of continuing psychiatry practice he has heard the stories of 1,000s of people. He speaks from a place of deep compassion and authority on 21st Century Mental Health issues that can affect us all: anxiety, depression, addiction, personality disorders. He gives talks globally about preventative mental health.He is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in the School of Medicine and in music has lectured at Manhattan School of Music, The University of Newcastle and the University of Wollongong. He has a PhD from the University of Sydney and has published research articles, music compositions and his book “The 7 types of Love: navigating love in a fractured world”. He is the 2014 recipient of the Newton-John award for innovation & creativity as well as the 2000 Blackwell Award for Critical Reasoning in Science.He lives in Australia on the beautiful Sunshine Coast with Caroline and has kangaroos over his back fence! He de-stresses by taking long walks on deserted Australian beaches and playing piano.In this episode, Dr. Caroline Heim and Dr. Christian Heim share their journey from childhood, to falling in love, to creating a highly effective tool to help health care workers to prevent burnout. This tool is actually effective for anyone that wants to process trauma and traumatic events. The best part is, it is free! You can locate the training videos on their website here: Vicarious Trauma Tool

Why do we bother with the formality of skepticism and the scientific method? These ideas seem so familiar as to represent basis of how we normally think, but this falls into yet another one of those cognitive illusions that we are so prone. There are vast holes in our knowledge that come from what we believe, rather than what we know. In order to build reliable systems of knowledge, from which we can create practical applications, we have to apply a formalized system of checking and rechecking what we feel is true. Thus, Critical Reasoning relies on skepticism and the scientific method. It means that we can only verify things that can be disproven and only accept knowledge that is proven repeatedly. This episode looks at some differences between knowledge and belief.

Philosophy of Data Science Series Session 1: Scientific Reasoning for Practical Data Science Episode 1: Critical Reasoning in Medical Machine Learning   Data science in medicine and healthcare requires not only algorithmic and statistical knowledge but also a strong appreciation of the clinical environment in which (i) the data is being collected and (ii) the algorithm will be used. I'll showcase a scenario where a machine learning system failed to perform a "simple" clinical task and how critical reasoning was used to resolve the problem. Guest-host Kristin Morgan (University of Connecticut) joins us to lead the discussion in how this example is applicable to the broader field of biomedical data science. This is... Session 1: Scientific Reasoning for Practical Data Science Episode 1: Critical Reasoning in Medical Machine Learning Watch it on... YouTube: https://youtu.be/o5YmdoCiyug Podbean:   Coming up next week: Applying Scientific Reasoning to Statistical Practice with Andrew Gelman (Columbia University) We're always happy to hear your feedback and ideas - just post it in the YouTube comment section to start a conversation. Thank you for your time and support of the series!

The Philosophy of Data Science Series Session 1: Scientific Reasoning for Practical Data Science Episode 0: Welcome to the Philosophy of Data Science Series!   This is our very first episode of "The Philosophy of Data Science" series on Pod of Asclepius!   We go over our plans for the series plus some thoughts on why data science is such a rich field for discussions on scientific reasoning. Your time is valuable and you deserve a good explanation of why the topics were chosen and how the series is structured to maximize learning.   Topic List 0:00 New intro jingle for the series! 0:10 Welcome to the Philosophy of Data Science Series! 1:07 Modes of reasoning 5:33 Session 1 Overview: Scientific Reasoning for Practical Data Science 10:15 Session 2 Overview: Essential Reasoning Skills for Data Science 11:32 Keynotes and Session 4 14:15 Future Sessions   Coming up next week: Critical Reasoning in Medical Machine Learning Thank you for your time and support of the series! It only gets better from here! (Seriously, it really does only get better from here. We've got Andrew Gelman coming up, plus Cynthia Rudin, Mihaela van der Schaar...)

※show notesは以下に記載しております：https://steppfunction.com/?p=179 GMATはテクニックが多いため、予備校の講義と教材をメイン。ケイジが通った予備校は以下： 濱口塾：メインの予備校。録音済みの講義と教材をオンラインで提供しており、自分のペースで勉強が可能。オンライン講義をペースメーカーとして活用。教材はカテゴリ、種別毎に整理されており使いやすい。 Affinity英語学院：補完的に活用。内村先生のReading Comprehensionをメインに受講。解答の戦略のみならず、フェミニズムや米国史などの背景知識を学習でき、点数がグッと伸びた。 Y.E.S.：文法コースのみTOEFLと並行して受講。 AGOS：中山先生のブログを参考にした。 Varbalは以下3つのカテゴリの問題がランダムに出題される。なおQuantitativeは濱口塾の教材を一通り目を通した程度。 Sentence Correction：文法問題、文法上最も適切なものを選ぶ。 個人的に最も苦労し、同時に最も勉強になったカテゴリ。文の構造を素早く捉えることが可能となり、速読に大きく寄与した。 一問一問、間違っている選択肢のどこが間違っているかを明確にする作業が重要。 濱口塾の教材を3回繰り返したところでようやく点数が安定してきた。 Critical Reasoning：論理問題。問題文中の主張の前提となっている仮定を示す選択肢、主張を弱める選択肢、主張を指示する選択肢、などを選ぶ。 速読と論理展開のパターン判断が必要。 Reading Comprehension：読解問題。300 words程度の小論文を読んで、3問～5問程度の読解問題に回答する。 速読が必須。対比関係などに注目し、文全体の構成を常に意識して読む必要あり。 Affinity英語学院の内宮先生が教えてくれた戦略に従って回答し、点数が伸びた。 SteppFunction Webpage: https://steppfunction.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteppFunction Follow E-mail: steppfunction_at_gmail.com

Isaac explains the key elements of performing well on Critical Reasoning questions on test day including a general approach, study recommendations, and key concepts. ---  Reach your dream GMAT score in 1/2 the normal time:  --- http://thegmatstrategy.com/ -Live classes: https://www.testcrackers.org/ - Enter TGS at checkout and save!--- GMAT is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council. The Graduate Management Admission Council does not endorse or sponsor, nor is affiliated in any way with The GMAT Strategy or the material presented therein --- Tags: GMATstudy

Several interesting bits of news and insights came out of the recently-held summit at the headquarters of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), makers of the GMAT and Executive Assessment exams, and we were there to get the scoop. We relate the most relevant takeaways in this episode, including:Trends in graduate management education (GME) with an emphasis on the types of people applying and the programs they're applying to;Why now might be the best time in the past decade to apply to business school;The most commonly-chosen section order on the GMAT exam -- but a logical reasoning fallacy that should give you pause before choosing that order yourself;The interplay between the "Practice Effect" and the "Fatigue Effect" that could help you get off to a great start on test day;How computer-adaptive tests like the GMAT really work (hint: think about the popular board game Battleship) and what it means for you in terms of ideal time management;And more!RESOURCESIf you're interested in diving deeper into the demographic and employer trends referenced in this show, you can get them here:GME Application Trends Survey Report 2019Talent Mobility and the Global EconomyCorporate Recruiters Survey (2019 + Previous Year Archives)FROM THE MAILBAGAt the end of this episode we answer the question, "How can I avoid getting overwhelmed by all of the information I have to learn for my standardized test, and when can I expect it to "click" (if ever!)?A DOSE OF MOTIVATIONHere's the quote we began this week's show with:"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." -- John D. Rockefeller

Brandon Royal, Ace the GMAT author, joins the podcast this week to share his expertise on an important logical reasoning skill that comes into play on numerous standardized tests — identifying assumptions. He has categorized logical fallacies into six common assumption categories, and he breaks them down for you in an easy-to-understand way so that you're better able to tackle reasoning-related questions on your exam.Specifically, Brandon covers:The prep strategy of working “buckets of problems,” and why it's a beneficial way to engrain concept understanding;Classical argument structure vs. classifying problems according to assumption categories, and pros/cons of each approach;Comparison/analogy assumptions, with examples;Cause & effect assumptions, with examples;Representativeness assumptions, with examplesImplementation assumptions, with examplesHow to apply these assumption patterns to a typical “Analyze an Argument” essay prompt, including what a typical into paragraph might look like and how many body paragraphs are preferable;And more!FROM THE MAILBAGListen all the way to the end for this week's “From the Mailbag” segment where we answer the question, “How do I manage anxiety on the math section?”RESOURCESIf you're looking for a generic book to help you improve your logical reasoning skills for any standardize test, consider Brandon's The Little Blue Reasoning Book.If you're studying for the GMAT specifically, we really like Brandon's Ace the GMAT: Master the GMAT in 40 Days.Question? Comments? Contact Dominate Test Prep HERE.A DOSE OF MOTIVATIONHere's the quote we opened this week's show with:“Logic cannot comprehend love; so much the worse for logic.” ― N.T. Wright

This lesson by Brian Galvin is “the testmaker’s blueprint” for Critical Reasoning. Starting from a few elementary arguments and building to some of the (statistically-proven) most difficult problems in the test’s arsenal, the lesson will show how the authors of these problems create each prompt, as well as the correct answer and the trap answer, and arm examinees with the tools to see the structure behind the content on future test-day problems.

In this episode, Eliza Chute shares how you can easily identify the CR question types and gain speed and accuracy by focusing on the premise and conclusion.

DOES BOOZE MAKE US HORNY? Author and science journalist Adam Rogers ("Proof: The Science of Booze") takes us through the sex & alcohol laboratories and reveals all the butt stuff along the way. BUT FIRST! Attorney Allan Gelbard explains this week's Supreme Court decision placing the employer between a woman and her doctor. TOPICS: The Effect of Ethanol on the Brain, Magic Mushrooms, Scientific Mysteries, Placebo Booze, "Drunken Comportment," Soda Pop Opiates, Drunken Promiscuity, Unsafe Sex, Increased Aggression, Gin vs Bourbon, Psychoactive Mechanisms, Thujone, Horny-Making, Inebriated Arousal, Erections, Hangovers and THE POWER OF SUGGESTION! BONUS: Contraception, Hobby Lobby, Enforcing Beliefs on Others, Religious Freedom, Justice Ginsberg, Corporate Taxation, Fertility Issues, 401k Hypocrisy, Viagra, Unpaid Maternity Leave, Election Repercussions, Voting, Sex Positive Professionals and Critical Reasoning.

Lecture 4 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 4 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 4 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 3 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 3 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 2 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 2 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 1 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 1 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Answers to Questions posed in lectures 1 to 6 of Marianne Talbot's lecture series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 6 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 6 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 4 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 3 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 3 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 2 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 2 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 1 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 1 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Answers to Questions posed in lectures 1 to 6 of Marianne Talbot's lecture series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 6 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

Lecture 6 of 6 in Marianne Talbot's series on critical reasoning for beginners.

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Learn the General Strategy for tackling Critical Reasoning questions.

Learn the basic strategy for handling Paradox questions, and learn several useful tips.

Here is a practice question to test your ability to solve this Paradox questions.

Dr. Robert Todd Carroll is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and author of The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions. He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Sacramento City College, where he taught Logic and Critical Reasoning, Critical Thinking about the Paranormal, Law, Justice and Punishment, and World Religions. He is also author of the textbook Becoming a Critical Thinker. Bob is the creator of the popular website Skepdic.com, which features numerous essays and book reviews, and the Skeptimedia blog where he provides a commentary of media coverage of pseudoscience and the paranormal. But the focus of the site is the original online version of the Skeptic’s Dictionary, containing hundreds of entries on topics ranging from “abracadabra to zombies”. This is the resource for defining skepticism. In this episode, Karen Stollznow talks with Bob about the importance of defining the topics of which we are skeptical. They discuss the inadequacies of existing definitions of paranormal and pseudoscientific subjects, and why it is necessary to counter uncritical bias with explanations that are skeptical. However, the damning evidence (or lack-thereof) usually speaks for itself. Bob reveals the top searches to his site, uncovering the themes that should be of particular concern to skeptics. He explains that his online book is reader-driven, and that user feedback and assistance has molded the shape of this dynamic resource. Even with 600 current entries in this encyclopedia-like dictionary, this is a work-in-progress that will never be finished. Bob discusses skeptical activism, becoming a skeptic, and how to invent your own pseudoscience to learn critical thinking. As a life-long teacher of this topic, Bob explains that critical thinking needs to be taught, but also needs to be learned critically. We discuss how much critical thinking can or should be taught, and how much is a process of self-learning.

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments.

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity.

Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments.

Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate.

The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.

The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.

The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments.

The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.

The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.