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After a week of far-right rioting fuelled by online misinformation, the British government is to change the school curriculum so English schoolchildren are taught critical thinking skills to tackle it (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[โ€“] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Critical thinking is crucial and I'm amazed at how many people can't do it. You just have to parse through ideas and especially portrayals.

[โ€“] peto@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Motivated reasoning is a hell of a drug.