How to Think Critically: A Concise Guide - Softcover

Jeff McLaughlin (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554815339 ISBN 13: 9781554815333

Publisher: Broadview Press, 2023

Synopsis

How to Think Critically is a brisk guide to thinking well in academia and in everyday life, now updated to address reasoning in online contexts.|How to Think Critically begins with the premise that we are all, every day, engaged in critical thinking. But just as we may develop bad habits in daily life if we don’t scrutinize our practices, so are we apt to develop bad habits in critical thinking if we are careless in our reasoning. Readers are presented with a traditional step-by-step method for analysis that can be applied to all argument forms. Hundreds of exercises (with solutions) are included, as are several random statement generators that can be used to create thousands of additional examples. Truth tables, Venn diagrams, and other essential concepts are introduced not merely as objects for academic study but also as tools for better thinking and living. At a time when the value of critical thinking is recognized to be greater than ever, this book is an important resource both inside and outside the classroom.

About this title

About the Author

Jeff McLaughlin is Professor of Philosophy at Thompson Rivers University.

From the Back Cover

How to Think Critically begins with the premise that we are all, every day, engaged in critical thinking. But just as we may develop bad habits in daily life if we don't scrutinize our practices, so are we apt to develop bad habits in critical thinking if we are careless in our reasoning. Readers are presented with a traditional step-by-step method for analysis that can be applied to all argument forms. Hundreds of exercises (with solutions) are included, as are several random statement generators that can be used to create thousands of additional examples. Truth tables, Venn diagrams, and other essential concepts are introduced not merely as objects for academic study but also as tools for better thinking and living. At a time when the value of critical thinking is recognized to be greater than ever, this book is an important resource both inside and outside the classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554815339
• ISBN 13: 9781554815333
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240