Post-truth, bias and critical thinking
Keywords:
post-truth, methodological biases, transference, critical thinkingAbstract
This text deals with various problems that suffer from definitions, pedagogy and programmatic implementations in the field of critical thinking. For this purpose, issues that capture the informative literature and media dynamics are analyzed, inspiring diagnoses from various perspectives such as cognitive psychology, the cultural bias of a significant amount of research, some practical experiences in different areas of the planet, and issues associated with the transference from educational environments to social realities. Finally, alternative approaches to these problems are proposed.
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