Sense and Sensibility: The Power of Logic, Intuition, and Critical Thinking

Robbie Johnson, CG
Oct 16, 2024
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Welcome
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About BCG
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Reasonably Exhaustive Research
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Data Collecting Strategies
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Intuition
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Citations
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Tests
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Conflict
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Written Conclusion
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Announcements
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Is it logical that a woman born in 1752 gave birth to a son in 1848? Do I have enough evidence to conclude that Johan Kannon of Trondheim, Norway, was the same person as John Connell from Cut-and-Shoot, Texas? Why do I share 300 cM of DNA with three people I’ve never heard of? Genealogists make hundreds of decisions everyday based on thousands of pieces of information harvested from various sources. We automatically, and often unconsciously, use common sense, logic, and even intuition, to identify relevant evidence, problem-solve, and answer complex questions.

Learning to harness the power of logic, syllogism, and our own “Spidey-senses,” can help scale brick-walls, solve DNA mysteries, and organize mountains of information. This talk focuses on how to incorporate logic, common sense, and critical thinking in a more deliberate way to create hypotheses, test theories, and support conclusions. Johnson will share exercises that can bulk up logic and critical thought muscles, as well as practical tips on how to apply common sense and sensibility to your family history research and writing.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Robbie Johnson holds the credential of Certified Genealogist®. Her research and writing focuses on England, Canada, the Pacific Northwest, Native-Indigenous ancestry, and genetic genealogy. She’s presented lectures/workshops for Putting Skills To
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    Barry PYCROFT
    2 months ago

    What a wonderful thoughtful talk about being thoughtful!
    The precept of course is first a desire followed by the development of passion and the choice to learn.

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    Patricia Call
    2 months ago

    Thank you so much for providing the recording. I was really looking forward to this particular webinar.

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    Dawn Carlile
    2 months ago

    You can hear the passion and joy Robbie has for genealogy in her voice. It was a pleasure to listen and watch this webinar.

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    Dale Cobler
    2 months ago

    Good breakdown of the Logic Process. I have been researching my own family since 1999 and had a significant brick wall at my Paternal 5th Great Grandparents. In all that time, I had never considered becoming a Certified Genealogist but had used many of these same techniques to break this wall. I finally did in 2022 and published my 2 decades of research in my debut book on Amazon.

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    Mary Manusos
    2 months ago

    Very good and very informative. I enjoyed learning and respect the Speaker for all the knowledge she has acquired.

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    Bobbie O'Connell
    2 months ago

    I really liked Robbie’s explanations of various terms used in logic, e.g., Occam’s Razor, Syllogisms, Deconstructing a Problem, etc. Interesting session – thank you!

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    linda Reiger
    2 months ago

    Robbie Johnson’s webinar was full of ways to proceed when hitting “brick” walls. She is an excellent speaker and full of ways to overcome those walls. I’m happy I listened and anxious to try some of her strategies. Thank you, Robbie.

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    Carol Sliffe
    2 months ago

    Very professional and well done.

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      Robbie JOhnson
      22 hours ago

      Thank you, Carol!

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