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Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking - Softcover

Ruggiero, Vincent Ryan

 
9781559343572: Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking

Synopsis

Opening with a definition of critical thinking, the book goes on to discuss some of the difficulties of developing a disciplined way of evaluating problems and some ideas on how this ideal might be achieved. The author tries to apply the practice to contemporary issues, such as AIDS.

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Synopsis

This text defines critical thinking, describes the most common problems associated with everyday reasoning, and offers practical strategies for overcoming those problems. This edition includes: updated examples and exercises; coverage of mass culture and how it shapes our thinking patterns; a section on argumentation, including guidelines for evaluating supportive assertions and new exercises on focusing argument evaluation; and a revised chapter on logical fallacies including new coverage of "Errors of Perspective", "Efforts of Procedure", "False Analogy", and "Errors of Reaction".

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