| One of the important parts of critical thinking is the awareness that no one is perfectly critical and thinking logically all the time. Anyone can make errors in the process of thinking– unconscious errors that lead to misinterpretation of information that is around us. The other side of the coin is logical errors – incomplete, misleading or false statements which fail to pass critical and logical assessments. What does this mean in practice? It means that any information should be treated with healthy scepticism:
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What is a conspiracy theory?
The information bubble
Why do we believe in conspiracy theories?
Fact checking
What is critical thinking?
How to escape the rabbit hole?
Learning outcomes
- be able to investigate and understand the consequences and impact of their beliefs. This can relate to how people's beliefs influence their behavior, choices, and relationships with others. By achieving this result, learners will be able to critically evaluate and analyze their beliefs;
- develop skills (analytical, empathy, adaptability) and understanding by participating in competitions or competitive situations. Competitions can promote learning as they require excellent performance, improve skills, and stimulate efforts for improvement to achieve success. By attaining this result, learners will gain a better understanding of how to compete and grow in their respective field, using competition as a learning opportunity.
Overall, these achievable results indicate that learners will develop skills and understanding related to beliefs and learning through competition.
