Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study / Tom Chatfield.
By: Chatfield, Tom [author.].
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles ; London : Sage, 2018.Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st ed.Description: vii, 314 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473947146 (pbk.) :; 1473947146; 9781473947139; 1473947138.Other title: Your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study.Subject(s): Critical thinking | Logic | Reasoning | Critical thinking | Logic | ReasoningDDC classification: 160 Online resources: Table of Contents | Discription | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-308) and index.
PART ONE: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BEING REASONABLE
Chapter 1: Understanding the reasons behind things
Chapter 2: Spelling out arguments and assumptions
Chapter 3: Reasoning with logic and certainty
Chapter 4: Reasoning with observation and uncertainty Chapter 5: Developing explanations and theories
Chapter 6: Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy
PART TWO: BEING REASONABLE IN AN UNREASONABLE WORLD
Chapter 7: Getting to grips with rhetoric
Chapter 8: Seeing through faulty reasoning
Chapter 9: Understanding cognitive bias
Chapter 10: Overcoming bias in yourself and others
Chapter 11: Thinking critically about technology
Chapter 12: Putting it all together: critical thinking in study, work and life
"This helpful book is your personal toolkit for critical thinking. Author Tom Chatfield will show you how to sharpen your critical thinking by developing and practicing this specific set of skills, so you can: Spot an argument and understand why reasoning matters; Discover errors and evaluate evidence; Understand and account for bias; Become a savvy user of technology; and Develop clear, confident critical writing"--Publisher's website.
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