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Short courses built only from quotations, fallacies, and questions already in the CritThinker library. About two minutes a step. No account. Nothing is locked.
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Stoicism in 5 steps
Five short Stoic exercises, using only lines this library already files.
Foundation · 5 steps · about 10 minutes
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Spot fallacies in the news
Six common moves in headlines and arguments, each with the reply the card already gives.
Intermediate · 6 steps · about 12 minutes
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Thinking clearly about risk
Five habits that make rare events, small samples, and first numbers feel larger than they are.
Intermediate · 5 steps · about 10 minutes
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How to argue fairly
Six ways an argument gets personal or slippery, and one way to state the other side fairly.
Intermediate · 6 steps · about 12 minutes
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Check a quote before you share
How the badges work, using misattributed lines and well attested ones already in the library.
Foundation · 6 steps · about 12 minutes
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Decisions without regret
Five biases that keep a past cost, a first frame, or a lucky result in charge of the next choice.
Intermediate · 5 steps · about 10 minutes
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Ancient questions, modern life
Six steps with Socrates, the Buddha, Confucius, and Zhuangzi, using only cards this library files.
Foundation · 6 steps · about 12 minutes