Thinking Critically - Softcover

Chaffee, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495803464 ISBN 13: 9780495803461

Publisher: Heinle, 2010

Synopsis

"Thinking Critically, International Edition" teaches the fundamental thinking, reasoning, reading, and writing abilities that users need for success. The book begins with basic skills related to personal experience and then carefully progresses to the more sophisticated reasoning skills required for abstract, academic contexts. The Ninth Edition maintains the hallmarks that make "Thinking Critically, International Edition" an effective tool for users. Each chapter provides an overview of an aspect of critical thinking, such as problem-solving, perception, and the nature of beliefs-all of which are reinforced by provocative readings and Thinking Activities for user review and practice. Visual Thinking features provide images for evaluation and discussion, while Thinking Passages present readings and questions for analysis. Exercises, discussion topics, and writing assignments encourage active participation and prompt users to critically examine others' thinking, as well as their own.

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Product Description

Teaches the fundamental thinking, reasoning, reading, and writing abilities that users need for success. This title includes basic skills related to personal experience and then carefully progresses to the more sophisticated reasoning skills required for abstract, academic contexts.

Review

1. Thinking Living an "Examined" Life Working Towards Goals Making Decisions Analyzing Issues Final Thoughts 2. Thinking Critically Thinking Actively Carefully Exploring Situations with Questions Thinking Independently Viewing Situations from Different Perspectives Supporting Diverse Perspectives with Reasons and Evidence Discussing Ideas in an Organized Way Becoming a Critical Thinker 3. Solving Problems Thinking Critically About Problems Introduction to Solving Problems Solving Complex Problems Solving Nonpersonal Problems 4. Perceivin, Believing, and Knowing Actively Selecting, Organizing, and Interpreting Sensations What Factors Shape Your Perceptions? Thinking Critically About Perceptions Constructing Beliefs Believing and Knowing Knowledge and Truth 5. Reporting, Inferring, and Judging Reporting Factual Information Inferring Judging Final Thoughts 6. Constructing Arguments Recognizing Arguments Evaluating Arguments Understanding Deductive Arguments Final Thoughts 7. Reasoning Critically Inductive Reasoning Empirical Generalization Fallacies of False Generalization Causal Reasoning Causal Fallacies Fallacies of Relevance The Critical Thinker's Guide to Reasoning 8. Thinking Critically, Living Creatively Living Creatively Living a Life Philosophy Glossary Acknowledgments Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinle
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495803464
• ISBN 13: 9780495803461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512