Reading Between the Headlines

Cycle – The ARC System

Put together everything you have learned in the previous lessons and apply the ARC system to your daily life.

Cycle – Ongoing Assessment

Put into practice a method of assessment that will keep you informed without news fatigue.

Cycle – Hypothesis vs. Conclusion

Understand how the difference between hypothesis and conclusion can improve your assessment.

Research – Exchange

Learn how to use deliberate dialogue to exchange information with people of similar and dissimilar viewpoints.

Research – Understanding the Numbers

Discover how to understand and fact check data in news reporting. Numbers are not always as they seem.

Research – Fact Checking

Learn how to identify facts and separate them from fiction, opinion, and influence.

Research – Asking the Right Questions

Explore the process of asking the right questions to get the answers you’re looking for. Every great assessment starts with the right questions.

Research – Assessment vs. Assumption

Assumptions lead to errors in thinking. Learn about how to use the power of assessment to separate facts from fiction.

Learn how to spot when you are being targeted with messaging intended to influence your decisions. Awareness is the key to mastering your mindset and emotions so you can assess information clearly and objectively.

Awareness – Cognitive Distortion

Explore cognitive distortions, naturally occurring thoughts and feelings that impact every decision we make. The first step to conducting objective analysis is to know your own mind.