Critical Thinking: An Introduction to the Basic Skills

ISBN-13: 9781554811991 / Angielski

William Hughes

Opis

Critical Thinking is 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. This seventh edition adds a chapter on legal reasoning, and grants access to a substantial website of additional questions and other interactive resources.

Spis treści

• 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