Knowledge Quote by Robert Carroll

“One of the first things I learned when I began teaching courses in critical thinking in 1974 was that those of us trained in…

— Robert Carroll

“Perhaps the most common ad hominem fallacy is to attack the motives of the person making the argument. Critics of judicial decisions often cite…

— Robert Carroll

“I noted above that when I refer to an idea as unworthy of consideration (or words to that effect that might sound a bit…

— Robert Carroll

“Societies progress by the free assertion of differing proposals, followed by criticism, followed by the genuine possibility of change in the light of criticism…The…

— Robert Carroll

“More than half of all Americans believe we can heal each other by psychic or spiritual means. About one-third believe in telepathy and about…

— Robert Carroll

“We must work hard at overcoming the natural tendency to see causal connections and other patterns where there are none by examining all the…

— Robert Carroll

“About the only uncontested effect of cognitive training is that training in a specific area improves performance in that area but does not transfer…

— Robert Carroll

“This has the added negative effect of giving them the illusion of confidence. It is a hard lesson to accept, but the success of…

— Robert Carroll

“Some scientists have actually done this and guess what? They haven’t found a significant correlation between phases of the Moon and hospital admissions in…

— Robert Carroll

“It is not that hard to understand why most of us believe strongly in things that are palpably not true. We have a natural…

— Robert Carroll

“Seventy-seven percent of Americans think it’s safer to talk on a hands-free phone than on a handheld phone. The empirical evidence shows otherwise. The…

— Robert Carroll

“Without awareness of common pitfalls such as confirmation bias, positive-outcome bias, and subjective validation, a person trained in logic and fallacy detection is easily…

— Robert Carroll