Critical Thinking and Media Literacy

Critical thinking and media literacy are two skills that should be combined, since critical thinking helps us to discern between mediocre and brilliant arguments, to distinguish valuable information from expendable information, to dismantle prejudices, to find well-founded conclusions, to generate alternatives, to improve communication and, in short, to be masters of our own thinking and acting.

The Internet has put at our fingertips a lot of information from anywhere in the world that we can access at any time. Media news, blog articles, instant messaging chains, social network posts... They all mix together and it is important to differentiate between truthful and untruthful content.

Many internet users are unaware of the extent to which they can be manipulated by any information they receive. That is why it is important to teach them how to navigate safely through the digital universe. This is also why it is important to learn media literacy.