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Critical Thinking is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills of good reasoning. The authors provide a thorough treatment of such central topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, how to recognize and avoid ambiguity, and how to distinguish what is relevant from what is not. Later chapters discuss the application of critical thinking skills to particular topics and tasks, including scientific reasoning, moral reasoning, legal reasoning, media analysis, and essay writing. The book also provides complimentary access to a companion website containing additional questions, flashcards, and other useful critical thinking resources.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Online Materials
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PART TWO: MEANING
Chapter 2: Meaning and Definition
Chapter 3: Clarifying Meaning
Chapter 4: Reconstructing Arguments
PART THREE: ASSESSING ARGUMENTS
Chapter 5: Strategies for Assessing Arguments
Chapter 6: Assessing Truth-Claims
Chapter 7: Assessing Relevance
Chapter 8: Assessing Adequacy
Chapter 9: Deductive Reasoning
Chapter 10: Inductive Reasoning
PART FOUR: APPLICATIONS
Chapter 11: Scientific Reasoning
Chapter 12: Moral Reasoning
Chapter 13: Legal Reasoning
Chapter 14: Arguing Back
Chapter 15: Irrational Techniques of Persuasion
Chapter 16: Critiquing the Media
Chapter 17: Writing and Assessing Argumentative Essays
Chapter 18: Strategies for Organizing an Argumentative Essay
Appendix I: Paradoxes and Puzzles
Appendix II: Answers to Self-Tests
Glossary
Permission Acknowlegments
Index
