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Critical Thinking Micro-Certificate
Learn to spot biases and fallacies and to reason through decisions in short, clear lessons.
Built for short-form learners: 18 lessons of about 30 seconds each, in order.
Free to learn. Pay only if you want the credential.
What you'll learn
- Cognitive biases5 lessons
- Logical fallacies5 lessons
- Ethical reasoning3 lessons
- Decision frameworks5 lessons
Why Critical Thinking matters
Every decision rests on reasoning, and reasoning has known failure points. This micro-certificate gives you a structured, verifiable foundation in spotting them: cognitive biases, logical fallacies, and the ethical and practical frameworks people use to decide well.
Who this micro-certificate is for
- Students who write arguments and essays
- Professionals who decide under uncertainty
- Managers who weigh options and evidence
- Anyone who wants to think more clearly
Time to complete
- in all, at your own pace
- ~25 min
- of lessons (18 lessons, measured)
- ~8 min
- for the 10-question test
- 15 min
What you receive
- Critical Thinking Micro-CertificatePrint it or save it as a PDF. It lists the lessons it covers.
- Critical Thinking digital badgeA 600-pixel badge image you can download and post.
- Verification numberIts own number and a public page that anyone can check.
- Add to LinkedInAdd it to your profile, or share it, in one click from your certificate page.
The lessons
Cognitive biases
- Confirmation Bias · Psychology
- Correcting for Confirmation Bias · Psychology
- Anchoring Bias · Psychology
- The Availability Heuristic · Psychology
- Framing · Psychology
Logical fallacies
- What Makes a Fallacy · Logic
- Ad Hominem, Abusive · Logic
- Slippery Slope · Logic
- Straw Man · Logic
- A Method for Fallacy Identification · Logic
Ethical reasoning
- The Reasons Requirement · Ethics and Values
- The Feeling-as-Reason Error · Ethics and Values
- The Consistency Requirement · Ethics and Values
Decision frameworks
- Problem Solving · Psychology
- Heuristic · Psychology
- Working Backwards · Psychology
- Groupthink · Psychology
- The Prisoner's Dilemma · Ethics and Values
The test
- 10 questions drawn fresh each attempt from 54, spread across the modules; 15 minutes.
- 7 of 10 correct passes. Retakes are free and unlimited.
- After a pass, the micro-certificate is $5. It carries your name, your score, the lessons covered, a public verify page and your badge.
Why this micro-certificate is different
- Short lessons, in orderAbout 30 seconds each, each one building on the last.
- Nothing in the wayNo ads, no account to learn, no subscription. You pay only for the credential.
- Every question cites a lessonMiss one and you see the lesson to review.
- Anyone can check itYour certificate has its own number and a public verify page.
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Stack this micro-certificate
Order each credential with the same email and they link up.
- Critical Thinking Micro-Certificate · $5This page. About 25 minutes.
- Full Certificate in Computer Science · $20The full certificate the AI Foundations Pathway requires.
- AI Foundations Pathway · $35This and the four other micro-certificates, plus Computer Science, completed as a set.
Want to go deeper? These lessons come from 3 full courses: Psychology, Logic, and Ethics and Values, each with its own full certificate.
AI Foundations Pathway
Five micro-certificates (AI Literacy, Data Literacy, Critical Thinking, Cybersecurity Essentials and STEM Foundations) plus the Full Certificate in Computer Science. Hold all six and claim the pathway certificate, the badge and a verification number.
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| Feature | Micro-Certificate$5 | Full Certificate$20 | Pathway Badge$35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it covers | 15 to 18 lessons on one skill | A whole subject, 9 to 40 learning hours | Five micro-certificates plus the Full Certificate in Computer Science |
| How you earn it | Pass a 10-question, 15-minute test (7 of 10 to pass) | Pass the course final | Hold all six, then claim it |
| Time | ~25 minutes | A 45–98 minute final, after the course | ~14 hours |
| What it shows | The lessons it covers | Your scaled score and learning hours | The six credentials it rests on |
| Badge image | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verify page and Add to LinkedIn | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This StudyWalks micro-certificate covers 18 lessons from StudyWalks courses, and every question cites one of them. Scores are StudyWalks scores, not college credit.