X.1 · Capability in Cross-cutting

Critical thinking

Questioning claims, including your own, and separating what is known from what is assumed.

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X.1.1Evidence versus assumptionsKnowing which of your beliefs are backed by evidence.
X.1.2Cognitive biasesSystematic errors in thinking, such as confirmation bias.
X.1.3Challenging requirementsAsking why before building what was asked.

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Confirmation bias and the power of disconfirming evidence ↗
Farnam Street · 2017 · 12 min
Why we notice evidence that agrees with us, and the habit of looking for evidence that would prove us wrong.
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The XY problem ↗
xyproblem.info · 2 min
People ask about their attempted solution instead of their real problem. Asking what they are really trying to do is how you push back on a requirement.
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Why you think you're right, even if you're wrong ↗
Julia Galef · 2016
The "scout mindset", wanting to see things as they are rather than defending what you already believe.

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