To offset filter bubbles and echo chambers, we must engage in critical thinking. Critical thinking, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is "the objective, systematic, and rational analysis and evaluation of factual evidence in order to form a judgement on a subject, issue, etc." The resources listed on this page can help you improve your critical thinking skills.
There are five questions everyone should ask as part of evaluating online resources:
Source: Housand, Brian C. Fighting Fake News: Teaching Critical Thinking and Media Literacy in a Digital Age.
Source: League of Women Voters
Critical Thinking: Conceptual perspectives and practical guidelines by
"The book provides both opportunities to learn and apply these skills through a series of exercises, as well as guidelines on how critical thinking can be developed and practices, in light of existing psychological research, which can be used to enhance the experience of critical thinking training and facilitate gains in critical thinking ability."
Critical Thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life by
This book details an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and applicable to any and every situation in which human thinking is necessary. It provides students with the basic intellectual tools needed for life-long learning, helping them understand the mind and how its three functions - thinking, feeling, motivating - influence one another.
Fact over Fake: A critical thinker's guide to media bias and political propaganda by
This volume is a guide for anyone who wants to stay informed in today's overwhelming news arena while not falling prey to political propaganda and manipulation
Fake News and Alternative Facts: information literacy in a post-truth era by
Readers will learn more about the rise of fake news, particularly those information behaviors that have perpetuated its spread; and discover techniques to identify fake news, especially online. Also available as an ebook.
The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools by
This book introduces core critical thinking concepts and principles as an empowering problem-solving framework for every profession, course of study, and everyday life.
Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better by
"Yale Psychologist Woo-Kyoung Ahn explains why our judgment is so often wrong--and offers actionable strategies to help us respond to real-life challenges as individuals and as societies at large."