Analytical Thinking to Evaluate Conclusions

In this course, develop skills to enhance your analytical thinking skills by identifying and addressing roadblocks to effective analytical thinking. Instructor Becki Saltzman shows you how to identify assumptions, remove logical fallacies, address bias and perspective, think critically about the data being used to support your conclusions, evaluate the quality of evidence, and analyze the argument structure underpinning your conclusions. Learn how to use AI as a tool to support your analytical thinking, as well as strategies to communicate your analytical thinking to others and enhance the analytical thinking of your team.

Learning objectives
Leverage analytical thinking by identifying assumptions, removing logical fallacies, and assessing bias and perspective.
Evaluate the quality of evidence and analyze argument structures by questioning data and exploring alternative explanations.
Leverage AI to test counter-conclusions and conduct cross-disciplinary analysis.
Learn communication strategies to use analytical thinking to evaluate conclusion as a team.