| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xlix, 590 pages : color illustrations ; 25cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-565) and index. |
| Contents |
About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: become a fairminded thinker -- Chapter 2: the first four stages of development - at what level of thinking would you place yourself? -- Chapter 3: self-understanding in a complex world -- Chapter 4: the parts of thinking -- Chapter 5: standards for thinking -- Chapter 6: ask questions that lead to good thinking -- Chapter 7: master the thinking, master the content -- Chapter 8: discover how the best thinkers learn -- Chapter 9: Refine grades as levels of thinking and learning -- Chapter 10: make decisions and solve problems -- Chapter 11: argumentation theory and critical thinking -- Chapter 12: deal with your irrational mind -- Chapter 13: develop as an ethical reasoner -- Chapter 14: how to detect media bias and political propaganda -- Chapter 15: fallacies - the art of mental trickery and manipulation -- Chapter 16: learning and using information critically and ethically - part i, critique of disciplines -- Chapter 17: learning and using information critically and ethically - part ii -- Chapter 18: strategic thinking - part i -- Chapter 19: strategic thinking - part ii -- Chapter 20: becoming an advanced thinker - our conclusion -- Appendices -- A glossary of critical thinking terms and concepts -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Written by two international authorities on critical thinking, this book details an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and applicable to any and every situation in which human thinking is necessary. It provides students with the basic intellectual tools needed for life-long learning, helping them understand the mind and how its three functions - thinking, feeling, motivating - influence one another. Critical thinking fosters the development of fairminded critical thinking and explores intellectual standards such as clarity, precision, accuracy, logicalness, significance, depth, breadth, and fairness; the importance of skilled and deep questioning; and how to take thinking apart in order to find problems in thinking and then improve thinking." -- From back of book. |
| Subject |
Critical thinking.
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| Added Author |
Elder, Linda, 1962- author.
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| ISBN |
9781538138748 |
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1538138743 |
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