THINKERS GUIDE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZEN ON HOW TO DETECT MEDIA BIAS AND PROPAGANDA IN NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS, FOURTH EDITION: Based on Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools (Thinker's Guide Library) - Softcover

Paul, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0944583202 ISBN 13: 9780944583203

Publisher: Foundations of Critical Thinking, 2008

Synopsis

Today's instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens. The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News empowers readers to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. Richard Paul and Linda Elder focus on the internal logic of the news as well as societal influences on the media while illustrating essential elements of trustworthy journalism. As part of the Thinker's Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

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About the Author

Dr. Richard Paul was a leading proponent of critical thinking and, through his work and legacy, remains a distinguished thinker in the field. He founded the Center for Critical Thinking at Sonoma State University in 1980, followed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. He developed concepts, principles, and theory essential to a robust and fairminded conception of critical thinking. Paul authored or coauthored more than two hundred articles and seven books on the critical thinking. He presented workshops to hundreds of thousands of educators over his 35-year career as a leader in the critical thinking movement.

Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and internationally recognized authority on critical thinking who has taught both psychology and critical thinking at the college level. She has been president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the executive director of the Center for Critical Thinking for 25 years. She has a special interest in the relation of thought and emotion, as well as the cognitive and affective and has developed an original theory of the stages of critical thinking development. Elder has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library.

Edition details

• Publisher: Foundations of Critical Thinking
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0944583202
• ISBN 13: 9780944583203
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 52