critical thinking

The Problem with Making Things Personal

by Chris Shelton
November 22, 2018November 21, 2018

Hey everyone, so I thought this might be a useful and short lesson in critical thinking that may help you out with unruly relatives you may encounter at the Thanksgiving feast. I doubt this will help you win any arguments, but sometimes just knowing what’s really going on can be a way to hold on to your sanity and calm. And as usual, this is something that applies to all of us and not just your evil relatives so maybe this can help make you a clearer and more rational thinker too.Read More »The Problem with Making Things Personal

Critical Q&A #185

by Chris Shelton
November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comment sections of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email at AskChrisShelton@gmail.com. This week, the questions I answer are:Read More »Critical Q&A #185

Illusions as Reality: Why Some People Just Cannot be Reached

by Chris Shelton
November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Have you ever had a really hard time getting through to someone?

Have you engaged with people on social media or in real life about something that was important to you, about which you knew a lot, but you simply could not budge the other person no matter what you said or did?Read More »Illusions as Reality: Why Some People Just Cannot be Reached

Critical Q&A #179

by Chris Shelton
September 30, 2018September 29, 2018

The weekly show where I answer viewer questions left for me in the comments section of my Q&A videos or sent to me by email… Read More »Critical Q&A #179

Challenging Assumptions

by Chris Shelton
September 13, 2018October 21, 2018

We all know that assuming is bad because it makes an ass out of you and me, right? But beyond that sort of childish word play, do we really look at the assumptions we make every single day? And could it help us to do so? Could it be a valuable part of our critical thinking skillset to be aware not only that assumptions exist but what kind of things we assume to be true? I think so.Read More »Challenging Assumptions

Being Critical of Your Own Side

by Chris Shelton
June 21, 2018October 21, 2018
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It’s been a long time since I’ve done a critical thinking video but I’ve had some things happen recently that made me think it was time to do this. I’ve been chastised for offering advice to others or telling other people how to think, so instead of doing that, in this video I’m just going to talk about myself.Read More »Being Critical of Your Own Side

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