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Lessons Learned: How to Avoid Embarrassing Errors & Improve Skepticism

Discover the risks of name-dropping, the first Hispanic attorney general Alberto R. Gonzalez, and the importance of skepticism. Learn to question everything you read, know your weaknesses in numbers and geography, and spot inconsistencies. Enhance your critical thinking skills and avoid embarrassing errors!

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Lessons Learned: How to Avoid Embarrassing Errors & Improve Skepticism

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  1. Ooh, I should have thought about that. Embarrassing errors (and how to avoid them)

  2. Did Ivana really say that?

  3. Did Ivana really say that?

  4. Do you think Rush is sweet?

  5. Do you think Rush is sweet?

  6. The dangers of name-dropping

  7. The dangers of name-dropping

  8. The first Hispanic attorney general

  9. The first Hispanic attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales Alberto R. Gonzalez

  10. The first Hispanic attorney general Alberto R. Gonzales Alberto R. Gonzalez

  11. "I didn't really say everything I said."

  12. "I didn't really say everything I said."

  13. Advice from another famous coach • “You could look it up.”

  14. You wish

  15. You wish (you were more skeptical)

  16. Always check the math

  17. Always check the math

  18. Numbed by numbers

  19. Numbed by numbers

  20. Where, oh where?

  21. Where, oh where?

  22. Where, oh where?

  23. Lessons to be learned

  24. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure

  25. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure • Question everything you read

  26. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure • Question everything you read • Know your weaknesses (numbers?)

  27. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure • Question everything you read • Know your weaknesses (numbers? geography?)

  28. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure • Question everything you read • Know your weaknesses (numbers? geography? scientific terms?)

  29. Lessons to be learned • You can never be too sure • Question everything you read • Know your weaknesses (numbers? geography? scientific terms?) • Look for inconsistencies

  30. What to look for

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