Critical Thinking: Videos

General

“What is Critical Thinking?” (2:29) by Macat

Critical Thinking encompasses six vital skills: problem solving, analysis, creative thinking, interpretation, evaluation, and reasoning.

“5 Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking” (4:29) by Samantha Agoos via TED-Ed

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it’s impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking.

“Critical Thinking Riddles for Kids – Let’s Practice Our Critical Thinking Skills!” (5:07) by Learn Bright

In this video, you and your kids or students can practice using critical thinking skills to figure out 10 riddles. Some are word related, and others require mathematics too!

“This Tool Will Help Improve Your Critical Thinking” (5:19) by Erick Wilberding via TED-Ed

Explore the technique known as the Socratic Method, which uses questions to examine a person’s values, principles, and beliefs.

“Skepticism – Why Critical Thinking Makes You Smarter featuring Bill Nye” (14:46) by Big Think

Recognizing your own biases and those of others, avoiding echo chambers, actively seeking out opposing voices, and asking smart, testable questions are a few of the ways that skepticism can be a useful tool for learning and growth.

BIASES

“9 Cognitive Biases You Need to Avoid” (8:11) by Mind Known

“12 Cognitive Biases Explained – How to Think Better and More Logically Removing Bias” (10:08) by Practical Psychology

“Every Cognitive Bias Explained in 10 Minutes” (9:44) by Explained-4-You

Logical Fallacies

“Logical Fallacies” (3:34) – LearnFree

“Formal and Informal Fallacies” (7:04) – Wireless Philosophy

There are additional videos available to expand upon each fallacy.

Five Fallacies (13:37) – PBS Ideal Channel

There is also a video for each fallacy that explains them in more detail.