Critical Thinking Part 1: A valuable argument

[chrismurphy1984]

Is it not a bit of a problem that the example of a logical argument given in the video moves from an "is" to an "ought"?

[cinemasailor]

The whole series is great; we need to see a lot more of this kind of thing. Thanks & hope more are produced.

[rg0057]

0:45 ideas of people you trust ...

While this is true, this simplification ignores that trust is not a permanent relationship. People gain and lose trust based on their trustworthiness.

As a practical matter, people do not have time to investigate claims. They out-source this to people they trust, because they either don't have the capacity or will to do it themselves. Given that science has taken us to extreme complexity and specialization, there is no choice but to trust.

[rg0057]

0:45 Your own experience IS evidence, at least to you. If one accepts that one exists, that is probably based on personal experience of existing.

If we accept that, then one's (memories of) experiences ARE evidence at least of themselves. We navigate our day-to-day lives on the assumption that our experiences are true. They may only represent one possibly inaccurate data point in a sea of data points, but these things are not nothing, and we live by them, having often no other choice.

[eoto]

NIce videos! Which program did you use for creating? 

[techNyouvids]

@eoto They were animated and edited with Flash CS5, Motion 5 and Final Cut Pro X.

Our Composer/Audio Engineer used Logic Pro and probably a few other bits and pieces we're not sure of.

Thanks :)

[MuslimahMelika]

Very interesting :) Thanks Derren for linking me here!

[aReasonableMan12]

Wow! Great stuff. I am teaching elementary students and would like to have any critical thinking resources available.

THanks!

[erinye]

This both brilliant and helpful. Thanks.

[44toons]

haha lol!

[7ranc3Addict]

LOL!

[renukgp09]

Well, Buddha predates Aristrotle, and he's a logician.

[ididnotsignin]

@renukgp09 Technically he was a philosopher, but you make an interesting point.