A headline with a hook.
Start with a short news example. Notice what the wording makes you feel or assume.
CRITICAL MIND / A LEARNING GAME
Faking News.
Real thinking.
Headlines compete for your attention.
Learn to spot the tricks behind them.
Short, playable exercises turn manipulation techniques into something you can recognise, question and discuss.
38 English lessonsTechnique libraryBrowser prototype
FROM REACTION TO REFLECTION
A better question
is a powerful move.
ONE SIMPLE LEARNING LOOP
Read. Recognise. Reflect.
Choose the technique.
Decide whether a technique appears in the text, using clear Yes / No controls or the card interaction.
Ask the next question.
Open an explanation, inspect an example and practise the technique again.
A DECK YOU CAN ACTUALLY READ
Different tricks.
Different ways to see them.
Six visual families separate source, logic, emotion, framing, evidence and language. The question matters more than the label.
◎Source
Vague authority
“Experts say…”
Who are the experts? Can you find their original work?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUME⇄Logic
False dilemma
“Either we act, or everything fails.”
Are these really the only options?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUME♡Emotion
Appeal to fear
“Your family could be next.”
What evidence supports the threat?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUME◈Framing
Loaded language
“A monstrous betrayal.”
What changes if the emotional label is removed?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUME▥Evidence
Misleading statistics
“The rate rose by 42%.”
Compared with what baseline and over which period?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUME“ ”Language
Absolute claims
“Everyone knows this is true.”
Who is included in “everyone”, and what are the exceptions?
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · ASK, DON'T ASSUMEINSIDE THE WORKING APP
Built for a phone.
Ready to try in your browser.
Actual screens from the current English browser prototype.
FOR PEOPLE WHO TEACH AND LEARN
Make critical thinking
part of the conversation.
Curious readers
Build a habit of pausing before accepting or sharing a persuasive claim.
Educators & facilitators
Use concrete examples and verification questions to start a media-literacy discussion.
Pilot partners
Explore the prototype as a starting point for learning design and independent evaluation.
TRY IT FOR YOURSELF
Keep your curiosity.
Train your judgment.
Working prototype. Live feeds depend on external sources. Exercises are practice, not a validated measure of critical-thinking ability.
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