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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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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 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.

[–] peto@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Motivated reasoning is a hell of a drug.