num_pages: 512
description: Unlike most texts in critical thinking, Reason in the Balance focuses broadly on the practice of critical inquiry, the process of carefully examining an issue in order to come to a reasoned judgment. Although analysis and critique of individual arguments have an important role to play, this text goes beyond that dimension to emphasize the various aspects that go into the practice of inquiry, including identifying issues and relevant contexts, understanding competing cases, and making a comparative judgment.Distinctive Features of the The Second Edition The Reason in the Balance Website 
language: English
title: Reason in the Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking
publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.