Full Description
Designed as a brief, supplemental text for any course in which critical thinking is a key component, this Concise version of Chaffee's acclaimed Thinking Critically teaches the fundamental thinking, reasoning, reading, and writing abilities that students need for academic success. This streamlined text highlights skill development.
Contents
1. ThinkingLiving an Examined" LifeWorking Towards GoalsMaking DecisionsAnalyzing IssuesFinal Thoughts2. Thinking CriticallyThinking ActivelyCarefully Exploring Situations with QuestionsThinking IndependentlyViewing Situations from Different PerspectivesSupporting Diverse Perspectives with Reasons and EvidenceDiscussing Ideas in an Organized WayBecoming a Critical Thinker3. Solving ProblemsThinking Critically About ProblemsIntroduction to Solving ProblemsSolving Complex ProblemsSolving Nonpersonal Problems4. Perceivin, Believing, and KnowingActively Selecting, Organizing, and Interpreting SensationsWhat Factors Shape Your Perceptions?Thinking Critically About PerceptionsConstructing BeliefsBelieving and KnowingKnowledge and Truth5. Reporting, Inferring, and JudgingReporting Factual InformationInferringJudgingFinal Thoughts6. Constructing ArgumentsRecognizing ArgumentsEvaluating ArgumentsUnderstanding Deductive ArgumentsFinal Thoughts7. Reasoning CriticallyInductive ReasoningEmpirical GeneralizationFallacies of False GeneralizationCausal ReasoningCausal FallaciesFallacies of RelevanceThe Critical Thinker's Guide to Reasoning8. Thinking Critically, Living CreativelyLiving CreativelyLiving a Life PhilosophyGlossaryAcknowledgmentsIndex"
