Critical Thinking with AI
Evaluate claims, spot cognitive biases, detect logical fallacies, and make better decisions using AI as your reasoning partner and bias checker.
What You'll Learn
- Evaluate claims by examining evidence quality, source credibility, and logical structure
- Identify common cognitive biases in your own thinking and in arguments presented to you
- Distinguish valid logical reasoning from fallacious arguments in everyday situations
- Apply structured decision frameworks to complex problems with multiple variables
- Use AI as a reasoning partner to stress-test assumptions and challenge conclusions
- Construct well-reasoned arguments supported by evidence and sound logic
Course Syllabus
We’re drowning in information and starving for wisdom. Every day, you encounter claims that demand evaluation: news headlines, product promises, workplace proposals, health advice, financial recommendations, and political arguments.
Most people evaluate these claims using gut feeling, tribal affiliation, or the confidence of the person making the claim. These shortcuts work sometimes. They fail catastrophically at the worst moments.
Critical thinking isn’t about being skeptical of everything. It’s about having reliable tools for deciding what deserves your trust, your time, and your action. AI amplifies these tools by serving as your reasoning partner—challenging your assumptions, checking your logic, and revealing blind spots you can’t see on your own.
Related Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
Isn't critical thinking something you're either born with or not?
No. Critical thinking is a set of learnable techniques for evaluating information and making decisions. Like any skill, it improves with practice. This course teaches specific frameworks you can apply immediately.
Will this help me spot misinformation online?
Yes. Lessons on evidence evaluation, source credibility, and logical fallacies give you practical tools for assessing claims on social media, news articles, product reviews, and anywhere else information is presented.
How does AI improve critical thinking?
AI serves as an impartial reasoning partner. It can identify biases in your arguments, play devil's advocate, check the logic of your conclusions, and generate counterarguments you might not have considered. Think of it as a thinking gym where AI is your personal trainer.
Is this course only for academic or professional use?
Critical thinking applies everywhere: evaluating health advice, making financial decisions, assessing political claims, resolving disagreements, choosing products, and parenting. Every decision benefits from clearer thinking.