Critical Thinking Course by Allan Di Donato

Course overview

Here we give an overview of Allan Di Donato's YouTube course on critical thinking. Di Donato is a philosophy professor at Central Piedmont Community College.

This course stands out for its breadth (all the important topics are covered) and its neutral tone. It is well made, entertaining, and well suited to beginners.

Allan Di Donato has worked extensively on Christian-biblical and mythological topics, but this preference enriches his course more than it compromises its neutrality.

Critical Thinking - Episode 1 - What is Critical Thinking?

43:51

Critical Thinking - Episode 2 - Cognitive Bias

36:35

Critical Thinking - Episode 3 - Rhetoric

44:36

Critical Thinking - Episode 4 - Advertising Tactics

1:15:49

Critical Thinking - Episode 5 - Logic, Argument, and Truth

1:04:55

Critical Thinking - Episode 6 - Critical Analysis of Arguments

28:17

Critical Thinking - Episode 7 - Informal Fallacies - An Introduction

15:10

Critical Thinking - Episode 8 - Informal Fallacies - Ambiguity

23:01

Critical Thinking - Episode 9 - Informal Fallacies - Relevance Part 1

22:54

Critical Thinking - Episode 10 - Informal Fallacies - Relevance Part 2

17:19

Critical Thinking - Episode 11 - Informal Fallacies - Relevance Part 3

15:01

Critical Thinking - Episode 13 - Informal Fallacies - Presumption Part 1

22:31

Critical Thinking - Episode 14 - Informal Fallacies - Presumption Part 2

15:02

Critical Thinking - Episode 15 - Informal Fallacies - Presumption Part 3

13:22

Critical Thinking - Episode 16 - Informal Fallacies - Presumption Part 4

19:18

Critical Thinking - Episode 17 - Informal Fallacies - Presumption Part 5

9:09

Critical Thinking - Episode 18 - The Basics of Inductive Reasoning

23:53

Critical Thinking - Episode 19 - Evaluating Empirical Probability

16:12

Critical Thinking - Episode 20 - Kinds of Certainty

12:58

Critical Thinking - Episode 21 - A Priori Probability

18:58

Critical Thinking - Episode 22 - Inductive Scientific Method

17:30

Critical Thinking - Episode 23 - Experimental Science & The Mill's Methods

11:46

Critical Thinking - 24 - Historical Science & Causal Reasoning

24:58

Critical Thinking - 25 - Introduction to Deductive Logic

16:50

Critical Thinking - 26 - Categorical Logic - The Basics

18:25

Critical Thinking - 27 - Categorical Logic - Square of Opposition & Immediate Inference

16:42

Critical Thinking - 28 - Categorical Logic - Categorical Syllogisms

14:24

Critical Thinking - 29 - Propositional Logic - Symbolese

21:09