The Importance of Critical Thinking
Find Sarah's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... In this video, author Sarah A. Chrisman and her librarian husband Gabriel Chrisman discuss the importance of critical thinking and how to avoid some common logical fallacies. Meanwhile, two of their cats join them for tea. The most important thing anyone needs to learn (regardless of the specifics of their studies) is the skill of how to learn. A big part of learning how to find any answer is learning how to ask the right questions: if you ask the right question, you're already well on the way towards your answer. Good questions are specific, and good questions get at the root of what you're actually trying to find out. This applies to questions you ask other people, and it also applies to questions you ask yourself. Beware of common logical fallacies like the sunk costs fallacy (as Kenny Rogers says, "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run!"). Avoid ad hominem insults that just call names without adding to a debate. Above all, think for yourself and form your own opinions. My Tales of Chetzemoka Cycling Club Historical Fiction book series: 1 "First Wheel in Town: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 2 "Love Will Find A Wheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 3 "A Rapping At the Door: A Victorian Cycling Club Suspense Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01... 4 "Delivery Delayed: A Victorian Cycling Club Romance" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 5 "A Trip And A Tumble: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 6 "Three Women Awheel: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07... 7 "Spark's Press: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08... 8 "A Bumpy Road to Marriage: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C... 9 "Where the Sea Turns A Corner: A Victorian Cycling Club Story" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F... My non-fiction: 2020: A Private Diary From A Time When Humanity Went Mad but (despite predictions to the contrary) the World Didn't End https://tinyurl.com/yfskwc74 Victorian Secrets https://tinyurl.com/5y74dnk2 This Victorian Life https://tinyurl.com/bdfns6mt My Victorian anthologies A Rose Commencement https://tinyurl.com/3ynnt4cr Christmas Every Day https://tinyurl.com/4ae8cmhr The Haunted Wheel https://tinyurl.com/ff4x7up4 Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving And Some Old-Time Folks: Victorian Thanksgiving Stories, Articles, Recipes and Menus From the 19th-Century: https://tinyurl.com/3444uada
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