http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/ 2026-10-02T09:42:56+0200 http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/ http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-10-20T10:23:45+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:bias&rev=1666254225&do=diff Bias Contest Objectives * Defining and clarifying what biases are * Understanding when and how do we use bias Scenario Duration : 1h25 Step 1 : Understanding what biases mean (10’) We recommended starting the session with this exercise After using this first exercise, give a short definition of what bias are “a form of thinking that deviates from logical or rational thinking and tends to be systematically used in certain situations. Cognitive biases are quick, intuitive ways of making… text/html 2022-10-18T09:23:23+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:counterargument_uncle&rev=1666077803&do=diff Practicing your argumentative skills with your climate-sceptical uncle Objectives * Practicing counterarguments * Acknowledging our fallacies and the fallacies of the others Scenario Duration : 45 minutes > Step 1 (40 minutes) Gather all participants and ask them to figure out that they are in the following situation : text/html 2026-09-15T11:15:50+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:double_speak&rev=1789463750&do=diff Double speak Definition “Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., “downsizing” for layoffs and “servicing the target” for bombing),in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning. In such cases, doublespeak disguises the nature of the truth. text/html 2022-10-18T11:43:44+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:exhibition_2&rev=1666086224&do=diff The supermarket game : Are you fooled by the marketing ? Objectives * Acknowledging how do we choose what we consume * Highlighting the main methods that brands use to convince us to by their products * Raising awareness on the fallacy tricks that are used in any regular supermarket text/html 2026-09-15T11:13:31+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:lost_on_the_moon&rev=1789463611&do=diff Lost on the Moon Your spaceship has just crashed on the moon. You were scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship 200 miles away on the lighted surface of the moon, but the rough landing has ruined your ship and destroyed all the equipment on board except for the 15 items listed below. Your crew’s survival depends on reaching the mother ship, so you must choose the most critical items available for the 200-mile trip. text/html 2026-09-15T11:15:09+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:one_step_forward&rev=1789463709&do=diff One step forward Objectives To enable young people to become aware of inequalities in access to fundamental rights, both between countries and within the same country; * To work on representations and deconstruct stereotypes; * To help people understand what belonging to certain social or ethnic minorities can sometimes mean for a person and the consequences this can have; text/html 2022-10-17T16:55:27+0200 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://outofthebox.viabrachy.org/doku.php?id=out_of_the_box:tools:critical_thinking:standpoint&rev=1666018527&do=diff What is my standpoint? Acknowledging the glasses we wear when we look at the reality around us Objectives * Understanding how our views of the world are built * Acknowledging to which groups we belong to * Taking a critical look at our points of view