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To the Instructor | |
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To the Student | |
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What Is Critical Thinking? | |
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Some Definitions of Critical Thinking | |
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Some Prominent Features of Critical Thinking | |
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Three Parts of Critical Thinking | |
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What Critical Thinking Is Not | |
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Impediments to Critical Thinking | |
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Deeper, More Pervasive Impediments to Critical Thinking | |
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How Deep Is Our Need for Critical Thinking? | |
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The Experience of Learning to Think Things Through | |
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Getting Started: Clarifying with SEE-I | |
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An Overview of the Book That Lies Ahead | |
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Some Outcomes | |
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Chapter 1 Exercises | |
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The Elements of Reasoning | |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Critical Thinking | |
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The Elements of Reasoning | |
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Purpose | |
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Question at Issue | |
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Assumptions | |
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Implications and Consequences | |
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Information | |
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Concepts | |
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Conclusions, Interpretations | |
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Point of View | |
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Alternatives | |
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Context | |
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A Visualization | |
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Three Additional Elements of Reasoning | |
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How to Analyze a Piece of Reasoning Using the Elements | |
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Example: Thinking Through the Logic of Getting Married | |
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Trusting the Process | |
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Some Outcomes | |
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Chapter 2 Exercises | |
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What Is Critical Thinking Within a Field or Discipline? | |
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The Parts of Critical Thinking Within a Field | |
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Thinking Biologically, Thinking Sociologically, Thinking Philosophically, Thinking Musically ... | |
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The Logic of the Field or Discipline | |
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Box: An Analysis of the Logic of Earth Sciences | |
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Box: Logic of a Literature Course | |
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Learning the Vocabulary of the Discipline | |
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Fundamental and Powerful Concepts | |
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Box: Identifying Fundamental and Powerful Concepts | |
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Box: Short Essay: Using Fundamental and Powerful Concepts to Think Through a Central Question in an Introduction to Sociology Course | |
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The Point of View of the Discipline | |
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Impediments to Thinking Critically Within a Discipline | |
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Trusting the Discipline | |
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Box: A Case | |
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Some Outcomes | |
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Chapter 3 Exercises | |
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Standards of Critical Thinking | |
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Clearness | |
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Accuracy | |
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Importance, Relevance | |
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Sufficiency | |
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Depth and Breadth | |
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Precision | |
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Understanding and Internalizing Critical-Thinking Standards | |
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Additional Critical-Thinking Standards | |
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Non-Critical-Thinking Standards | |
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Evaluating Around the Circle | |
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Critical Reading | |
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Box: Standards Check | |
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Some Outcomes | |
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Chapter 4 Exercises | |
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Putting It All Together: Answering Critical-Thinking Questions | |
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The Core Process of Critical Thinking | |
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How Do You Fit into the Picture? Becoming a Critical Thinker | |
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Thinking Through Important Critical-Thinking Questions | |
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Box: Thinking Critically About Questions | |
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Critical Writing: Using the Core Process to Write a Paper | |
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Some Outcomes | |
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Chapter 5 Exercises | |
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Responses to Starred Exercises | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |