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Thinking Is a Skill

I had just turned 40, and for the very first time I heard the expression, “Thinking is a skill.”

9 min readNov 9, 2021

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What Is a Sound Argument?

Have you ever wanted to disagree with someone’s argument, but you couldn’t find any flaw in it? It’s possible you were facing a sound…

7 min readFeb 11, 2022

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What Is a Sound Argument?

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What is Confirmation Bias?

Confirmation bias is a tendency to consider information that confirms what you already believe and that doesn’t challenge it. The American…

6 min readDec 30, 2021

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What is Confirmation Bias?

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What Is a Valid Argument?

Do you ever listen to someone’s argument and think that it makes sense, and all the ideas are connected, but you don’t know why…

9 min readDec 29, 2021

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What Is a Valid Argument?

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The Real Reason Saying “I Don’t Know” is Hard

As a kid, I had a reputation for being a math whiz. Whatever problem the teacher put on the blackboard, I already knew how to solve it. I…

4 min readDec 7, 2021

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The Real Reason Saying “I Don’t Know” is Hard

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Circular Reasoning: We All Saw Our Parents Doing This

Did you ever have a conversation with your parents like this:

6 min readNov 2, 2021

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Circular Reasoning: We All Saw Our Parents Doing This

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What is an Argument? (With Examples)

Do you ever feel like someone’s argument is wrong, but you can’t say exactly why? Maybe you don’t know how to formulate counter-arguments…

4 min readSep 29, 2021

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What is an Argument? (With Examples)

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The Relationship between Cognitive Biases and Fallacies

Suppose your plane crashed in the middle of nowhere with you and a dozen other survivors. You have three options:

8 min readSep 23, 2021

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The Relationship between Cognitive Biases and Fallacies

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Cognitive Bias: A Feature, Not a Bug

Sometimes people think something is a design flaw, but it’s really a design feature.

5 min readSep 17, 2021

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Cognitive Bias: A Feature, Not a Bug

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What Is a Fallacy?

Suppose I ask you to multiply two large numbers-say 12,653 and 65,321. How would you get the correct answer? You’d probably use a…

6 min readSep 10, 2021

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What Is a Fallacy?

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Vishal Sharma

Vishal Sharma

I write about How to Think Independently. Learn to: Avoid costly mistakes, make better decisions, and defend your ideas. www.thinkbuthow.com

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