Becoming a Critical Thinker A User Friendly Manual

Name: Becoming a Critical Thinker A User Friendly Manual
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ISBN: 9780137443352

ISBN-10: 0137443358

ISBN-13: 9780137443352

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: Shery Diestler

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Book details

List price: $44.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/3/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 438
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Foundations of Arguments: What Is a Critical Thinker and When Do You Need to Be One?


Value Assumptions and Ethics: What Price Ethics and Can You Afford Not to Pay?


Reality Assumptions: It's Eleven O'Clock: Do You Know Where Your Assumptions Are?


Inductive Arguments: Statistical and Causal Generalizations: Prove It to Me. What Are the Statistics?


Inductive Generalizations: Controlled Studies, Expert Testimony, and Analogies: Who Said So? And Who Are They Anyway?


Reasoning Errors: I Know What I Think. Don't Confuse Me with Facts


The Power of Language: Talk Is Not Cheap. So Who Pays for It?


Suggestion in Media: Is What You See What You Get? Do You Really Want It?


Fairmindedness: It's You and Me, Kid, and I'm Not So Sure About You


Persuasive Speaking: What's Your Point? How Do You Sharpen It?


Glossary


Index