Course 16 of 18
Read Beyond the Headline
Check sources, test explanations, and change your mind with reasons.
What this course covers
Read Beyond the Headline works through check sources, test explanations, and change your mind with reasons. across 3 lessons. Each opens with a short teaching passage, then tests whether the idea actually landed — and explains every answer rather than just marking it.
The lessons are sequenced, not a menu. Trace the Claim comes first because a confident voice is not a source is what the rest of the course assumes; by the end you reach Change Your Mind Well.
How it starts
A claim can travel through many people without gaining any new evidence. Ten posts repeating one anonymous story are still one source. Before accepting a striking claim, separate what was observed from what someone inferred. Find the original report, check its date and context, and ask whether the method supports the conclusion. Expertise matters when it is relevant to the question. Neither a prestigious title nor a suspicious motive settles whether a claim is true.