CriticalThinking &mdash; Paul Sutton https://paper.wf/paulsutton/tag:CriticalThinking Paul Sutton - personal blog Wed, 06 May 2026 23:47:04 +0000 Critical thinking web https://paper.wf/paulsutton/critical-thinking-web <![CDATA[Critical thinking web With the recent riots in the UK, fueled by misinformation. This link on a Fediverse caught my eye. Critical thinking web have some Learning modules which combine to make a course:- Critical thinking Meaning analysis Argument analysis Basic logic Venn diagrams Sentential logic Predicate logic Scientific methodology Basic statistics Values Strategic reasoning Fallacies and biases Creativity These courses and modules would be of interest to students but also anyone who wants to improve their own ability to think and understand the information we are presented (or perhaps bombarded with) on a daily basis, from a wide range of sources. Follow aggualaqisaaq @aggualaqisaaq@mastodon.sdf.org on Mastodon to get updates or similar resources. Ii think this fediverse post link is a good example of why we need these skills ‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy Climate change: why is there still a gap between public opinion and scientific consensus, and how can we close it? tas #CriticalThinking,#Science,#Learning,#Education ]]> Critical thinking web

With the recent riots in the UK, fueled by misinformation. This link on a Fediverse caught my eye.

Critical thinking web have some Learning modules which combine to make a course:-

  • Critical thinking
  • Meaning analysis
  • Argument analysis
  • Basic logic
  • Venn diagrams
  • Sentential logic
  • Predicate logic
  • Scientific methodology
  • Basic statistics
  • Values
  • Strategic reasoning
  • Fallacies and biases
  • Creativity

These courses and modules would be of interest to students but also anyone who wants to improve their own ability to think and understand the information we are presented (or perhaps bombarded with) on a daily basis, from a wide range of sources.

Follow aggualaqisaaq @aggualaqisaaq@mastodon.sdf.org on Mastodon to get updates or similar resources.

Ii think this fediverse post link is a good example of why we need these skills

tas

#CriticalThinking,#Science,#Learning,#Education

]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/critical-thinking-web Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:29:53 +0000 Crude Oil and alternatives https://paper.wf/paulsutton/crude-oil-and-alternatives <![CDATA[Crude Oil and alternatives Also publishing this again as it is related. So further to a previous post which looked at what we get from #CrudeOil. We are going to need some serious #CriticalThinking to work out what we can do to replace many of the products listed. So firstly, we need to understand what we mean by Critical thinking. This infographic should help critical thinking We need to look at the Who, What, When, Where,, Why, and How, so in essence we are asking open questions, as in those which we can't generally just answer with yes or no. So lets look at a few questions Who is going to develop alternatives? Who is going to fund this? Who is going to be directly affected if we stop production of certain products, (and we don't just mean the oil producers) What will the alternatives be? What time frame is needed? What can we do without if we did stop production? Where will we find alternatives? Where are the best places to build the infrastructures needed? When can we do this (again time frame) Why do we need to find alternatives? Why do we need this product (e.g Teflon), if it isn't essential can we do without it? How are we going to develop alternatives? How will our education system need to change to accommodate new thinking within the curriculum? How are we going to retrain existing workforces and new workers with the skills needed? So these are just a few questions that may need to be considered. At some point Crude Oil will run out anyway, so we need to develop alternatives. it may be we carry on extracting Crude Oil but create the products we need from this, in which case How do we store what is left over? How long for? What will be the cost of this storage? So lots of things to consider if we want to just give up on Oil. We get more products than we think from this. We can discuss further on Mastodon. Tags #FossilFuels,#CrudeOil,#Products,#Alternatives,#CriticalThinking]]> Crude Oil and alternatives

Also publishing this again as it is related.

So further to a previous post which looked at what we get from #CrudeOil. We are going to need some serious #CriticalThinking to work out what we can do to replace many of the products listed.

So firstly, we need to understand what we mean by Critical thinking. This infographic should help

critical thinking

We need to look at the Who, What, When, Where,, Why, and How, so in essence we are asking open questions, as in those which we can't generally just answer with yes or no.

So lets look at a few questions

Who is going to develop alternatives? Who is going to fund this? Who is going to be directly affected if we stop production of certain products, (and we don't just mean the oil producers)

What will the alternatives be? What time frame is needed? What can we do without if we did stop production?

Where will we find alternatives? Where are the best places to build the infrastructures needed?

When can we do this (again time frame)

Why do we need to find alternatives? Why do we need this product (e.g Teflon), if it isn't essential can we do without it?

How are we going to develop alternatives? How will our education system need to change to accommodate new thinking within the curriculum? How are we going to retrain existing workforces and new workers with the skills needed?

So these are just a few questions that may need to be considered. At some point Crude Oil will run out anyway, so we need to develop alternatives.

it may be we carry on extracting Crude Oil but create the products we need from this, in which case

How do we store what is left over? How long for? What will be the cost of this storage?

So lots of things to consider if we want to just give up on Oil. We get more products than we think from this.

We can discuss further on Mastodon.

Tags

#FossilFuels,#CrudeOil,#Products,#Alternatives,#CriticalThinking

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