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Bias

AIMS

Ethics

Areas of Knowledge

Critical thinking

Communication

Creativity

Collaboration

Perspectives

The arts

History

Human Siences

Mathematics

Natural Siences

Optional Themes

  • Indigenous society
  • Language
  • Politics
  • Religion
  • Technology

EXAMPLES:
Anchoring Bias
Stereotyping
Bandwagon effect
Ostrich effect
Overconfidence bias
Conservatism Bias
Stereotyping
Placebo Effect
Stereotyping
Survivorship Bias

Values, Beliefs, Traditions

Core Theme: Knowledge and the knower

EXAMPLE: Art vs artist

Art

Historical evidence

Literature

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Prompts: examples...

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  1. What counts as knowledge?
  1. Are some types of knowledge more useful than others?
  1. What features of knowledge have an impact on its reliability?
  1. On what grounds might we doubt a claim?
  1. What counts as good evidence for a claim?

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