Training code AYC0416/2
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 24 hours, independent study 28 hours)
Price 55 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 26.01.26
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Ljaš
Student Academy Project Manager
Open Academy
+372 640 9369
How to Think Clearly: Facts, Claims, and Thinking Errors / Kuidas mõelda selgelt: faktid, väited ja mõtlemisvead
School of Digital Technologies
Training and Conference Center
Are all convincing arguments actually true? Can you tell the difference between fact and opinion? In this course, you will learn to think clearly, ask the right questions, and spot mistakes in both your own and others’ reasoning. You will discover how logical fallacies, manipulation, and decision-making traps arise — and how to avoid them. After completing the course, you will be able to argue more effectively, make well-reasoned decisions, and avoid being easily misled. These are skills that give you an advantage in every subject, in further studies, and in real life. Learn to think — not just to believe!
- 11:00 - 14:15
Motivation letter - How to Think Clearly: Facts, Claims, and Thinking Errors / Kuidas mõelda selgelt: faktid, väited ja mõtlemisvead
In your motivation letter, please describe why you would like to take part in the Student Academy "How to Think Clearly: Facts, Claims, and Thinking Error" course
Thank you for applying! We will inform everyone about the results of your application personally by email no later than 28.01.2026.
Training code AYC0416/2
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 24 hours, independent study 28 hours)
Price 55 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 26.01.26
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Ljaš
Student Academy Project Manager
Open Academy
+372 640 9369
Target group: High school students and vocational school students, young people taking a gap year.
English at least level B2.
NB! When registering for the course, please also fill out the motivation letter block, which is located on the right side of this page under the button "Fill out a motivation letter"
Course schedule:
| TIME | TOPIC | LECTURER | ROOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.01.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Understanding human limitations. Heuristics, biases, and beliefs. Understanding where reasoning mistakes can be made. | Juri Mets | A447 |
| 21.02.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Facts, Opinions, Claims, and Knowledge. Understanding the difference between fact and judgment, observation and inference, belief and knowledge. | Juri Mets | A447 |
| 07.03.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Argument and evidence. Structure of argument. Evaluation of argument. Criteria of argument and evidence. | Juri Mets | A447 |
| 21.03.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Three laws of thought. Laws of thought and how to use them in argumentation and evaluation of arguments. Laws of thought as the base of legal reasoning. | Juri Mets | A447 |
| 04.04.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Thought and language. How language can direct and change thoughts. | Juri Mets | A447 |
| 25.04.2026 | 11:00-14:15 | Persuasion and manipulation. Most common false arguments and rhetorical devices. Methods of persuasion and manipulation. | Juri Mets | A447 |
Course coordinator: Monika Blagi, monika.blagi@tlu.ee, 6409426
Course lecturer:
Learning outcomes, the course graduate:
- can distinguish fact from judgment and belief from knowledge;
- has skills in elementary inductive and deductive processes;
- understands the formal and informal fallacies of language and thought.