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Critical thinking course for everyday life
A critical thinking class in six short lessons: four questions for any claim, a five-minute source check, weighing evidence, numbers that mislead, thinking traps and fake reviews, and checking AI answers before you rely on them. Built on official guidance from Australia, the UK and the US.
About this course
Critical thinking course for everyday life.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 14 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere who want a practical way to judge claims, news, numbers, reviews and AI answers, and make better everyday decisions.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
13 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Pull apart any claim with four questions
- Check where a claim came from and whether the source deserves trust
- Tell strong evidence from weak, and read relative versus absolute risk
- Recognise thinking traps, echo chambers and fake reviews
- Check AI answers and deepfakes, and use a five-step decision routine
Downloads
- Claim check and decision worksheet .docxFour questions, a five-minute source check, a numbers translator, a thinking-traps checklist, an AI answer check and a one-page decision template, with Rosa’s worked examples.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information only. Life courses don't give health, financial or legal advice.
- Fake news and misinformation · eSafety Commissioner (Australia)
- Online disinformation and misinformation · Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
- Engaging with campaign material at elections (includes Ofcom’s tips to spot misinformation) · The Electoral Commission (UK)
- How to spot fake news · Be Connected, eSafety Commissioner (Australia)
- 10 Things To Know About the Science of Health · National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), US National Institutes of Health
- Checklist for Understanding Health News Stories · NCCIH, US National Institutes of Health
- Know the Science: How Do You Know the Information Is Accurate? · NCCIH, US National Institutes of Health
- Correlation and causation · Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: relative risk · National Cancer Institute (US)
- NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: absolute risk · National Cancer Institute (US)
- How To Evaluate Online Reviews · Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Advice (US)
- What is AI? · Be Connected, eSafety Commissioner (Australia)
- The eSafety Guide: ChatGPT · eSafety Commissioner (Australia)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published official, government and vendor guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
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General information, not legal, financial, medical or professional advice. Spotted an error or an out-of-date rule? Send us a correction.
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