Critical Thinking

An Introduction to the Basic Skills

William Hughes, Jonathan Lavery, Katheryn Doran (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

468 Seiten

2015 | 7th Revised edition
Broadview Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55481-199-1 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills required to make strong arguments. The authors provide a thorough treatment of such topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, the importance of inference, how to recognize and avoid ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument.

Critical Thinking is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills of good reasoning, written by Canadian authors for Canadian readers. The book includes 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 access to a companion website containing additional questions, flashcards, and other useful critical thinking resources.

The late William Hughes was Professor and Chair in the Philosophy Department at the University of Guelph, Canada. Jonathan Lavery is Associate Professor of Society, Culture, and Environment at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Canada. Katheryn Doran is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton College, USA.

Acknowledgements
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
Appendices
Glossary
Permissions Acknowledgements
Index

Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 229 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Logik
ISBN-10	1-55481-199-6 / 1554811996
ISBN-13	978-1-55481-199-1 / 9781554811991
Zustand	Neuware