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Course Contents: Reasoning and Problem Solving (after 11/1/2008) Home; Week 1 A - Orientation and Pre-Instructional Activities; Week 1 B - What is Critical Thinking; Week 2 - The Elements of Reasoning and Standards of Critical Thinking; Week 3 - Systematic Problem Solving; Week 4 - Identifying Assumptions, Biases, and Common Fallacies; Week 5 - Considering Evidence, Including Statistics; Week 6 - Thinking about Your Thinking and Critical Writing; Week 7 - Critical Thinking in the Disciplines and Professions; Week 8 - Selecting a Question and Documenting Initial Understanding; Week 9 - Analysis of Sources; Week 10 - Assumptions, Biases, and Possible Solutions; Week 11 - Expressing Your Viewpoint and Biases Related to Your Selected Problem; Week 12 - Creating a Writing Plan; Week 13 and 14 - Writing the Analytical Essay; Week 15 - Writing the Self-Refection Essay

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Week 10 - Assumptions, Biases, and Possible Solutions

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Learning Resources

Review Chapters 4, 5, 12, and 13 in Paul and Elder.
Revisit MindEdge Modules 3 and 4.
Review the following competency builder discussion threads in the Reasoning and Problem Solving community:

Competency Builder: Assumptions, Biases, and Inferences
Competency Builder: Two Kinds of Bias
Competency Builder: Identifying Unstated Assumptions

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