In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Jonathan Haber explains how the concept of critical thinking emerged, how it has been defined, and how critical thinking skills can be taught and assessed.
A much-needed guide to thinking critically for oneself and how to tell a good argument from a bad one. Includes topical examples from politics, sport, medicine, music, chapter summaries, glossary and exercises.
This edition has been streamlined with thoughtful consideration over what content to keep, what to cut, and how much new and current research to add.
This text meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for critical thinking. Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts.
This workbook can be purchased in a student package with Thought & Knowledge or as a separate item.
The book gives a lucid treatment of the differences between descriptive and evaluative meaning: one person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist.
Critical Thinking, 2nd Edition is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life—as a professional, as a consumer, citizen, friend, or parent.
This is a 2-book combo, which has the following titles: Book 1: Many people don’t understand what critical thinking is.
This book defines and teaches critical thinking in a way students can understand and apply ..."--Page iii.
There are two basic types of arguments: deductive and inductive. In a deductive argument, the conclusion follows from the premise(s) with necessity so that, if all of the premises are true, then the conclusion cannot be false.