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Thinking About How You Think
Most of us run our minds on autopilot. Metacognition is the practice of watching the machine while it works.
Grammar
Grammar as the Architecture of Thought
Grammar is not etiquette. It is the load-bearing structure that lets one mind transmit an idea into another intact.
Critical Thinking & Analysis
The Anatomy of an Argument
Before you can judge an argument you must be able to take it apart — cleanly, fairly, and without anesthesia.
The Arsenals
Ten disciplines of the thinking mind. Choose one to open its bubble.