Analytical Thinking Online Seminar 26/5/16 8pm

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Introduction to Analytical Thinking

8pm (UK time) on 26 May 2016. Seminar is conducted via Skype in English.

This workshop will introduce participants to the various elements of analytical and critical thinking. It does this from a practical perspective aiming to help people make decisions and arrive at conclusions accurately, ensuring that they take into account all necessary factors and avoid the kinds of errors that are commonly made. Includes a complimentary copy of our book Analytical Thinking

It will include the following: -

  • How we aren’t as good at thinking as we like to think we are
  • What is analytical thinking? Where is it appropriate and where not?
  • The elements of analytical thinking and the rules underpinning good analysis
  • Beliefs - how they form and how to ensure their accuracy
  • Meaning - how fine distinctions in meaning and understanding may lead to error
  • Fact based decisions - examining evidence and testing sources
  • Assessing other people’s opinions and views / testing your own
  • Cognitive biases - what are they, how they arise and strategies for overcoming them
  • Extraneous factors that can adversely affect our thinking and decision making
  • An overview of the formal logical structure of good (and bad) reasoning
  • Fallacies - an examination of some common fallacies in reasoning
  • Conclusions and decisions; ensuring we reach the right conclusion; assessing competing arguments and the potential unwelcome implications of our conclusions