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Critical Analytical Thinking As Discipline

The remedy for misused models is 'critical analytical thinking': approach every issue with skepticism, check that arguments are logical, and constantly ask where the evidence is—recognizing that if a key premise is unsupported, the whole argument is unsupported.

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Speaker

Paul Pfleiderer

Evidence Quote

If an assumption is, or a premise of an argument is not well supported, observe that it's not well supported, and if it's key to the argument, realize that your argument is not well supported.

Source

Paul Pfleiderer on the Misuse of Economic ModelsEconTalk
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:27:00 AM

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