Critical Thinking: Drawing Sound Conclusions
Everyone
- 6 videos | 21m 11s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- CPE
Humans excel at coming to quick judgments based on mental shortcuts. People like definite answers and an end to uncertainty, so sometimes they jump to conclusions based on minimal information and driven by past experiences, social norms or rules of thumb, or emotions. People are jumping-to-conclusions experts. And while that can work in some situations, such as when automatically driving the best route to work every day, you can't fix complex problems with fast decision-making or insufficient information. In this course, you'll learn how to gather and assess the evidence you need to reach a sound conclusion, and what visual tools can help you understand the evidence more clearly. You'll also learn to use lines of questioning to consider the impact and validity of your evidence, as well as techniques to arrive at, evaluate, and implement the logical conclusions you come to.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Discover the key concepts covered in this course
Recognize the steps in assembling the evidence needed for a sound conclusion
Identify visual tools that make evidence more understandable -
Choose examples of lines of questioning that help you come to a sound conclusion
Identify techniques to implement logical conclusions
Reflect on what you've learned
IN THIS COURSE
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1m 30sWe're great at making quick judgments. We like to provide definite answers to end uncertainty. But sometimes we jump to conclusions based on minimal evidence. Solutions to complex problems, however, require logical decision-making based on carefully examined information. In this video, you'll learn about the key concepts that will be covered in this course, including assessing evidence for its validity and how to consider its impact in decision-making. FREE ACCESS
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4m 5sHave you ever made a quick judgment or a decision only to find out later that your conclusion was inaccurate or wrong? In this video, you'll learn the steps for assembling the evidence needed for a sound conclusion. FREE ACCESS
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3. Visualizing Your Evidence5m 49sThe visualization of data makes trends, outliers, and patterns clearer, and makes arguments more compelling. It also adds a level of engagement that keeps the audience focused. In this video, you will explore visual tools that help make evidence more understandable. FREE ACCESS
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4. Questioning Everything4m 16sWhile the phrase “assume nothing and question everything” may seem a little extreme, the underlying idea of questioning our actions and reasoning is a healthy one. But what questions do we ask? In this video, you'll explore examples of lines of questioning that can help you come to a sound conclusion. FREE ACCESS
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5. Using Your Conclusions3m 41sOnce you've reached a conclusion, you’re ready to implement it. But how can you be sure it’s the right conclusion and will lead to the change and improvement you want to see? In this video, you will learn techniques for implementing logical conclusions. FREE ACCESS
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6. Let's Review1m 51sIn this video, you will be able to review and reflect on what you've learned in the course Critical Thinking: Drawing Sound Conclusions. FREE ACCESS
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