This podcast episode, "Facing Facts," aims to improve critical thinking skills by teaching students to distinguish between facts, opinions, beliefs, and feelings. It explores various ways of knowing (epistemologies), emphasizing the importance of reliable methods like the scientific method and the dangers of unreliable ones like faith. The course stresses the existence of objective reality and the importance of evidence-based reasoning to navigate this shared reality, while acknowledging the role of personal perception and the challenges of navigating misinformation and bias. Assignments encourage self-reflection on decision-making and identifying and rejecting misinformation.

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