Critical Thinking: Credence and Veracity

Critical Thinking: Credence and Veracity   Critical Thinking and Policy Development and Analysis introduced the concepts of credence and veracity and said they were two sides of the same coin. The coin’s value depends on its credence and veracity. The figure above aligns credence with the messenger and veracity with the message. It also adds …

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The “dumbing down” of college means mediocre education without rigor

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The other day a front-page story in the New York Times grabbed my attention like few others. The headline read:  “At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry. Who Was to Blame?.” The answer, readers learned, was not the students but the award-winning professor who taught the class. To quote the story: “In the field of …

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Federal Judge Blasts Wokeness, Refuses to Hire Clerks from Yale Law and Urges Other Judges to Join

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James C. Ho took aim at Yale Law School during a keystone address at the Kentucky Chapters Conference of the Federalist Society titled “Agreeing to Disagree — Restoring America by Resisting Cancel Culture” on Thursday. Citing the cancel culture that runs rampant at the Ivy League school, he told listeners …

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Education Indoctrination in Virginia: Continued

Education Indoctrination in Virginia: Continued. The Virginia Board of Education posted the History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (SOLs) for comment. The 402 page document establishes what will be taught K-12 in Virginia Public Schools. The subject matter is covered well, but skewed with a focus on race, class, and gender. Significant omissions and …

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Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example

Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example, Part 1 of 2. The Virginia Board of Education posted the History and Social Studies Standards of Learning for comment. The 402 page document establishes what will be taught K-12 in Virginia Public Schools. The subject matter is covered well, but skewed with a focus on race, class, and gender. …

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Critical Thinking: Introduction to Key Components and Dimensions

Critical Thinking: Introduction to Key Components and Dimensions This series will address the components and dimensions of the figure above. The first installment summarizes the critical thinking framework. Subsequent installments will look at the components and dimensions in greater detail. This is an important and complex topic. The environment in which our government and corporations …

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Bread and Circuses: Largesse Favors the Timid

Bread and Circuses: Largesse Favors the Timid If Fortune favors the bold, largess favors the timid. Largesse allows people to settle for less to avoid work, inhibits risk-taking, and dampens the drive to grow and to thrive. The bread and circuses approach to governance distracts a people of low virtue into a stupor where they …

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