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I once took a "media and society" class where I was told that critical thinking meant to take all my facts from the New York Times alone, that the NYT was infal
by knzhou 7y ago
I once took a "media and society" class where I was told that critical thinking meant to take all my facts from the New York Times alone, that the NYT was infallible, and that I shouldn't even try to evaluate facts from "unauthorized sources" because they were all definitely lies anyway.
On reflection, I think this kind of class is bad for society. Are you sure you aren't running that kind of class?
- jdkee 7y agoYes. We cover numerous types sources, from traditional newsprint journalism, to online reporting by some crank with a blog. The idea is to develop and apply critical thinking skills while reading/hearing various news/editorials/advertising sources.