What is an Argument Ninja?
Welcome!
I'm Kevin deLaplante, and I help people and businesses improve their critical thinking, communication and persuasion skills.
The Argument Ninja Dojo membership program, available on this site, has over 25 hours worth of video tutorial content available for members.
Browse the course pages and the free preview videos. Some of the courses are free!
If you have any questions, you can leave me a text message at the bottom right of your screen. I'll get right back to you as soon as I can!
The Argument Ninja Dojo membership program, available on this site, has over 25 hours worth of video tutorial content available for members.
Browse the course pages and the free preview videos. Some of the courses are free!
If you have any questions, you can leave me a text message at the bottom right of your screen. I'll get right back to you as soon as I can!
Kevin is one of the most humble, open-minded, high-caliber scholars out there. He doesn’t tell you what to think, but instead shows you how to think for yourself in more advanced ways. His content provides tremendous value, and one always comes away with a significantly more sophisticated view and approach to the world.
CoLee Wilkinson
I tell everyone that critical thinking skills have been around for 2500 years, but for some reason it's never made it all the way down into the general population. Kevin's work is the bridge between the rigor of academia and the daily needs of us people out here who want to tame the complexity of the world we live in. We need this.
Mark Halvorson
The way that Kevin delivers the material is digestible, interesting, thought provoking and thorough. He manages to fit so much thoughtful material into a mere 6 minutes, in such an effortless and comprehensive way. The curriculum is great for a beginner like me, because he breaks it down into manageable bite size pieces, in a way that honours the natural intelligence of a person.
Sharon Allen
I think that our educational system needs a major restructuring to help develop essential life skills for a more fulfilled personal and social life. For those whose life habits and mode of thinking have led to continual frustration, conflict, missed opportunities, or major loss, a renewed interest in the skills that practical philosophy offers may be the most assured way to improving their life. Kevin’s content is among the best that I have experienced in its clarity and systematic approach to help develop these essential life skills.
Herbert Molano
Kevin's work has exposed me to the concepts of cognition, metacognition and cognitive biases, which are hugely important in the field of geoscience. Subjective uncertainties and biases plague the interpretations and decision-making of professional geoscientists. Kevin's work has helped me to better understand these issues and explore methods of mitigating against these limitations in my industry. I am now teaching courses to geoscientists on this very subject.
Greg Samways
- Free
(1) Video Library > 1. Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It's Important
Learn why critical thinking skills are important and why they can be so difficult to obtain.
- Free
(1) Video Library > 4. Tribalism, Polarization and Critical Thinking
Learn how human "groupishness" is both our greatest gift and weakness. Explore how our group identities shape our perception of the world.
- $29
(1) Video Library > 2. Principles of Argument Analysis: What is a Good Argument?
What's the difference between a good argument and a bad argument? Learn the foundational principles of logic and argument analysis.
- $29
(1) Video Library > 3. How the Mind Works: Biases in Human Reasoning
Learn about cognitive biases and the psychology of persuasion, and how to use this knowledge to be a more effective critical thinker.
- Free
(1) Video Library > 5. Critical Thinking About Science
Learn how philosophers and historians of science think about the nature of science and scientific reasoning.
- $29
(1) Video Library > 6. How to Write a Good Argumentative Essay
Learn how to write a good argumentative essay, plus many practical tips for becoming a better writer and communicator.
- $29
(1) Video Library > 7. Reasoning About Chance and Uncertainty: Philosophy, Rules and Fallacies
People are prone to errors in reasoning about probability. Learn how to think more critically about chance and uncertainty.
- Free
(1) Video Library > 8. Special Topic: Critical Thinking About Conspiracies
A special topic: how should a critical thinker approach the topic of conspiracies and conspiracy theories?
- Free
(1) Video Library > 9. Special Topic: Is Your Brain a Computer?
This video series discusses philosophical motivations for the computational theory of the mind.
Kevin deLaplante, Ph.D.
I create learning resources for the Argument Ninja community. You can learn more about my background at this link: https://www.argumentninja.blog/bio