Critical Thinking : An Introduction
ISBN: 9781107401983 | 1107401984
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 10/30/2011
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This second edition has been extensively revised with updated examples and a brand new chapter on how to obtain reliable information from the internet. Studying critical thinking involves trying to change the ways in which most of us think. In this second edition of the popular 'Critical Thinking: An Introduction', Alec Fisher concentrates on developing critical thinking skills explicitly and directly. His aim is to teach the ability to interpret, analyse and evaluate ideas and arguments and to show how these skills can be transferred to other ... MORE
| Preface | p. v |
| Critical thinking: what it is and how it can be improved | p. 1 |
| Identifying reasons and conclusions: the language of reasoning | p. 16 |
| Understanding reasoning: different patterns of reasoning | p. 35 |
| Understanding reasoning: assumptions, context and a thinking map | p. 50 |
| Clarifying and interpreting expressions and ideas | p. 64 |
| The acceptability of reasons, including their credi... MORE | p. 83 |
| Judging the credibility of sources skilfully | p. 98 |
| Evaluating inferences: deductive validity and other grounds | p. 114 |
| Evaluating inferences: assumptions and other relevant arguments | p. 133 |
| Reasoning about causal explanations | p. 149 |
| Decision-making: options, consequences, values and risks | p. 167 |
| How to get reliable information from the internet (Critical thinking about the internet) | p. 184 |
| Questions appendix | p. 212 |
| Answers to questions | p. 239 |
| Glossary | p. 276 |
| Bibliography | p. 285 |
| Index | p. 287 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 293 |
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Dr Alec Fisher is an experienced author and a distinguished researcher and lecturer in critical thinking. He designed the AS level examination in Critical Thinking for the OCR Examinations Board and was its chief examiner for some years.
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