LogicalU Textbook

Think Critically.
Read Deeply.

Fourteen chapters. Twelve student stories. One complete guide to building the most important skill of your life — the ability to think well.

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Table of Contents

14 chapters · 1 appendix
A Note to You, the Reader
Ch. 1 Who's Actually Thinking?
A Student's Story: Marcus
Let's Think About It
The Content: What Is Critical Thinking, Really?
Real Life Application
Ch. 2 Words Matter — The Power of Precise Language
A Student's Story: Priya
Let's Think About It
The Content: Why Vague Language Is a Thinking Problem
Real Life Application
Ch. 3 Building Arguments That Hold — Toulmin Mapping
A Student's Story: Jordan
Let's Think About It
The Content: The Anatomy of an Argument
Real Life Application
Ch. 4 Bursting Your Bubble — Media Literacy and Filter Traps
A Student's Story: Aaliyah
Let's Think About It
The Content: Three Traps That Distort Your Information World
Real Life Application
Ch. 5 Getting to the Heart of Any Disagreement — Stasis Theory
A Student's Story: Devon and Mia
Let's Think About It
The Content: The Five Levels of Any Dispute
Real Life Application
Ch. 6 Why Won't They Agree With Me? — Understanding Resistance
A Student's Story: Tariq
Let's Think About It
The Content: Why Good Arguments Don't Always Persuade
Real Life Application
Ch. 7 What Your Brain Is Hiding From You — Cognitive Biases
A Student's Story: Sophie
Let's Think About It
The Content: Your Brain Takes Shortcuts — And Doesn't Tell You
Real Life Application
Ch. 8 Arguing with a Bot — Fallacies and How to Spot Them
A Student's Story: Kenji
Think About It
The Content: Logical Fallacies — The Tricks Arguments Play
Real Life Application
Ch. 9 Reading Data Like a Scientist — Data Literacy
A Student's Story: Renata
Think About It
The Content: Data Is Not Neutral
Real Life Application
Ch. 10 Propaganda Is Still Happening — Critical Literacy
A Student's Story: Isabelle
Think About It
The Content: Propaganda Techniques Are Timeless
Real Life Application
Ch. 11 Crafting The Better Argument — Rhetoric and Advocacy
A Student's Story: Nadia
Think About It
The Content: Rhetoric Is Not a Dirty Word
Real Life Application
Ch. 12 Putting It All Together — The LogicalU Certificate
A Student's Story: You
Think About It
The Content: Integration Is the Real Skill
A Final Encouragement
Ch. 13 Finding Your Project Idea - What You Care About
Applying What We've Learned
The Project: Finding Three Rebuttals and Three Reasons to Stand On
Get Audience Feedback
Ch. 14 Revising & Polishing Your Advocacy Project
The Content: Making It Snappy & Fit for Brains
A Final Word on Curiosity and Care
Appendix: Quick Reference — The LogicalU Toolkit