Podcast: Critically Minded Network
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Critically Minded Podcast Episode 05: Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens
Nick: We’re back again with Critically Minded––Critical Thinking for 2nd Language Learners.Dave: The podcast for English language learners who want to improve their critical thinking skills.Nick: And we’re your hosts Nick-Dave: And Dave. In this episode we’re going to discuss two kinds of basic argument forms. In the first episodes we talked a little about organizing an argument, and…
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Dialogically Minded Podcast Episode 04: Creating Focus
Jennie: You are listening to Dialogically Minded. Dialogical Discourse for Second Language Learners. In this program we explore the language used in public, civic, and academic discussion for the purpose of achieving various communication goals. Good afternoon David. David: Hi Jennie. Jennie: What’s wrong? You keep squinting your eyes. David: Well, I lost my glasses and so I can’t…
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Critically Minded Podcast Episode 04: Validity and Soundness
Dave: You are listening to Critically Minded. Nick: The podcast for English learners who want to become better critical thinkers. We’re your hosts, Nick . . . Dave: And Dave. In this episode, we are going to discuss the second category of basic critical thinking skills, argument evaluation. Nick: When we evaluate an argument, we judge…
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Rationally Minded Podcast Episode 02: Non Sequiturs and False Analogies
Dave: Welcome back to Rationally Minded Podcast. Irrational or poor patterns of reasoning are called fallacies. Each week, we invite an EFL educator and expert critical thinker to discuss different kinds of fallacies that come up in our everyday lives. We also discuss how you can learn to recognize fallacies and respond to other people’s…
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Dialogically Minded Podcast 03: Levels of Conviction
Jennie: You are listening to Dialogically Minded. Dialogical Discourse for Second Language Learners. In this program we explore the language used in public, civil, and academic discussion for the purpose of achieving various communication goals. Good afternoon David. David: Hi Jennie. How are you today? Jennie: I’m guess I’m okay. David: You guess? You don’t sound so sure. Jennie: Well,…
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Critically Minded Podcast Episode 03: Organizing an Argument: Part 2
Nick: Welcome back to Critically Minded: Critical Thinking For 2nd Language Learners. I’m Nick.Dave: And I’m Dave. Nick: As you may remember, last time we were discussing how arguments are organized. We noted that informally speaking an argument has reasons and a conclusion. And we said that when we speak formally, that is when we make an…
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Dialogically Minded Podcast 02: Expressing Opinions and Agreeing and Disagreeing
David: You are listening to Dialogically Minded. Dialogical Discourse for Second Language Learners. In this program we explore the language used in public, civil, and academic discussion for the purpose of achieving various communication goals. Hi Jennie. Jennie: Hi David. David: In this first episode, we are looking at agreeing and disagreeing, two of the most basic parts…
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Critically Minded Podcast Episode 02: Organizing an Argument 1
Nick: Welcome once again to Critically Minded: Critical Thinking For 2nd Language Learners. I’m Nick. Dave: And I’m Dave. In our previous episode we discussed some of the goals of this podcast. We explained that we are not teaching English conversation here; that we are teaching critical thinking. And we explained that in the context of…
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Rationally Minded Podcast 01: Introduction
Dave introduces himself and the major themes of the podcast series. Dave: Welcome to Rationally Minded Podcast. Irrational or poor patterns of reasoning are called fallacies. Each week, we invite an EFL (English as a Foreign language) educator and expert critical thinker to discuss fallacies that come up in our everyday lives. We also discuss how…
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Dialogically Minded Podcast 01: Introductions
David: You are listening to Dialogically Minded. Dialogical Discourse for Second Language Learners. In this program we explore the language used for public, civil, and academic discussion for the purpose of achieving various communication goals. Good morning Jennie. Jennie: Hello David. Good to see you today. David: And as always, it’s good to see you too. So we should…
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Critically Minded Podcast 01: Introductions
Dave and Nick introduce themselves and the major themes of the podcast series. Dave: Greetings everyone. You’re listening to Critically Minded: Critical Thinking For 2nd Language Learners. I’m Dave —Nick: And I’m Nick. Thank you for downloading our first podcast.Dave: This is the first in a series of several episodes we’re planning to present on Critical Thinking for…