Critical thinking for Students
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: How To Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781848034204
Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY; Cognitive Psychology; Critical thinking; Debates and debating; Logic; Cognitive Science; SCIENCE; Reasoning
Description: Critical Thinking is a core skill needed to make all your studies more effective. This totally revised and updated book is a must if you want to find out how to develop your own arguments and evaluate other people's. Specifically, you will need to look at others' assumptions and their use of evidence. Learn too how to spot, and rectify, weaknesses of your own. An indispensable book, especially for students following the OCR AS-level course in Critical Thinking.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION; 1 : GIVING CLAIMS A SIGNIFICANCE; 2 : EXPLANATIONS; 3 : INFERENCES; 4 : ASSUMPTIONS; 5 : MORE BUILDING UP OF ARGUMENTS; 6 : EVALUATION OF ARGUMENTS: LOOKING AT EVIDENCE; 7 : EVALUATION OF ARGUMENTS: WEAKNESSES IN REASONING; 8 : ANALOGIES, HYPOTHESES, DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES; 9 : CREDIBILITY OF EVIDENCE; 10 : PRODUCING ARGUMENTS; RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE EXERCISES; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Copyright.