Learn
Two kinds of reading: short lessons on the reasoning flaws that trip up kids and adults, and longer research pieces on how critical thinking is actually built.
Fallacy lessons
All lessons →Each lesson pairs a simple example with a real, documented one — and one question to ask at dinner tonight.
- The "No True Scotsman" FallacyDeciding, after the fact, that someone doesn't really count as part of a group, just because they don't fit in the way you wanted them to.Read the lesson →
- What is a Correlation ≠ Causation Fallacy?Treating a correlation between two things as proof that one caused the other.Read the lesson →
- What is the Attack the Person Fallacy?Attacking the person making an argument instead of what they actually said.Read the lesson →
Research
All research →Longer pieces on the evidence behind Mind Merit — what actually moves reasoning skill, and what doesn't.
Research articles are being written — check back soon.