We're all familiar with the trope of the child asking the question, "Why?" and the parent's eventual exhaustion. While sympathetic, authors relying on that trope ultimately imply that the trail of "why" is unimportant. We don't see ourselves as believing this assertion--at least not on it face--but to know "why" is to be informed and we make dozens of active decisions each day on imperfect information and many more passive decisions on even less. This course won't focus on if not knowing "why" is problematic; instead we will learn how to "flip" narratives and recognize misinformation in our everyday lives. These are our learning objectives: * to learn about and practice Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) reframing * to understand the difference between validated information and conjecture * to reinforce the above skills by dissecting a current event I hope to leave students with one small critical thinking skill that they will be able to use everyday of their lives, just like I do.