One thing that students could use more of is the foundations of critical inquiry into

the things they're actually faced with in daily life.

Whether this is a conspiracy theory, an anti-vaccine belief, or miracle diets, we all come into

daily contact with things that aren't true.

Our schools do a poor job in preparing students to recognize these and fight them head on.

Teaching Critical Thinking is today on Skeptoid.

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The importance of teaching critical thinking.

Today we're going to do something a little bit different.

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