This is an excerpt from an article I wrote for Skeptical Inquirer about teaching critical thinking. I call them 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Thinkers.'

How the psychology of political division could lead us out of it

Partisan incivility on social media (Reddit) is more driven by toxic people being toxic and opting in to partisan discussions (the troll hypothesis) -- less from actual disagreement about political issues or from status competition between groups academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...

While the truth may not be plural, the quest for truth must be.