Critical Thinking
13th Edition
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© 2023 | Published: May 2, 2023
OverviewCritical Thinking analyses the challenges of society and addresses the recent changes in behavioral aspects and flow of information in the light of contemporary developments. Information-acquisition skills, the skills people use to acquire …
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1. Driving Blindfolded
2. Two Kinds of Reasoning
3. Clear Thinking, Critical Thinking and Clear Writing
4. Credibility
5. Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion
6. Relevance (Red Herring) Fallacies
7. Induction Fallacies
8. Formal Fallacies and Fallacies of Language
9. Deductive Arguments I: Categorical Logic
10. Deductive Arguments II: Truth-Functional Logic
11. Inductive Reasoning
12. Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning
2. Two Kinds of Reasoning
3. Clear Thinking, Critical Thinking and Clear Writing
4. Credibility
5. Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion
6. Relevance (Red Herring) Fallacies
7. Induction Fallacies
8. Formal Fallacies and Fallacies of Language
9. Deductive Arguments I: Categorical Logic
10. Deductive Arguments II: Truth-Functional Logic
11. Inductive Reasoning
12. Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning
Overview
Critical Thinking analyses the challenges of society and addresses the recent changes in behavioral aspects and flow of information in the light of contemporary developments. Information-acquisition skills, the skills people use to acquire veridical information and to segregate fake news sources, misinformation etc. have become one of the major requirements of current day. Therefore, skill of critically analysing the information has become significant in today’s world.
Sections on inductive and deductive reasonings, as well as Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning are included to capture the intricacies of this theme, while providing relevant case studies and examples. Art of Persuasion adds further value to the book.
The pedagogical feature of the book is specifically developed by keeping in mind the students of various disciplines who take a course on this subject. With emphasis on ‘critical thinking’ in the New Education Policy in India, this book will serve the needs of students and teachers across disciplines.
Key Features
• Comprehensive discussion on inductive and deductive reasoning
• Provides more than 20 integrated cases
• Includes recent developments and events
Critical Thinking analyses the challenges of society and addresses the recent changes in behavioral aspects and flow of information in the light of contemporary developments. Information-acquisition skills, the skills people use to acquire veridical information and to segregate fake news sources, misinformation etc. have become one of the major requirements of current day. Therefore, skill of critically analysing the information has become significant in today’s world.
Sections on inductive and deductive reasonings, as well as Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning are included to capture the intricacies of this theme, while providing relevant case studies and examples. Art of Persuasion adds further value to the book.
The pedagogical feature of the book is specifically developed by keeping in mind the students of various disciplines who take a course on this subject. With emphasis on ‘critical thinking’ in the New Education Policy in India, this book will serve the needs of students and teachers across disciplines.
Key Features
• Comprehensive discussion on inductive and deductive reasoning
• Provides more than 20 integrated cases
• Includes recent developments and events