Second thoughts
Subtitle: critical thinking for a diverse society
By: Wanda Teays.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780073386706
Subjects: Critical thinking -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Acquiring critical thinking skills; title: Out of the fog : the pathway to critical thinking; title: Nuts and bolts : the basics of argument; title: Analysis : the heart of critical thinking; title: Handling claims, drawing inferences; title: The logic machine : deductive and inductive reasoning; title: Part two: Sharpening the tools; title: The persuasive power of analogies; title: Fallacies, fallacies : steering clear of argumentative quicksand; title: Roll the dice : causal and statistical reasoning; title: Syllogisms; title: Patterns of deductive reasoning: rules of inference; title: Part three: Going out into the world; title: Out of the silence: the power of language; title: Desire and illusion: analyzing advertising; title: Web sight : critical thinking and the internet; title: Voices and visions : the media; title: Clearing the path : legal reasoning.