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It delivers the core concepts of critical thinking in a way they can easily understand. Here’s how:Improve critical thinking — “think critically” exercises are positioned throughout each chapter to help students build skills. Engage students — in-text features include “map it out” sections support instructors — four new optional chapters are available through the pearson custom library, and a comprehensive supplements package is product is an alternate version for think critically -- access card, 3rd purchase currency. Think engaging visual design - designed for today's students – is clean, open, and full-color with exciting info-graphics and minimal boxes. 266) this text is value-priced at less than half the cost of most critical thinking textbooks. The text is organized around the following concepts: what critical thinking is and why it is important interpretation and analysis skills evaluation skills decision-making comparative, ideological, and empirical reasoning e critical r-opening questions focus students on the key learning goals of each unit. 19) “think critically” exercises in each chapter build critical thinking skills and reinforce learning through real world applications.
183) video clips and web-based multimedia examples connect critical thinking skills with popular culture and present critical thinking in visual, auditory, graphical, and text-based contexts. Brief table of contents chapter 1 the power of critical thinking chapter 2 skilled and eager to think chapter 3 solve problems and succeed in college chapter 4 clarify ideas and concepts chapter 5 analyze arguments and diagram decisions chapter 6 evaluate the credibility of claims and sources chapter 7 evaluate arguments: the four basic tests chapter 8 evaluate deductive reasoning and spot deductive fallacieschapter 9 evaluate inductive reasoning and spot inductive fallacies chapter 10 think heuristically: risks and benefits of snap judgments chapter 11 think reflectively: strategies for decision making chapter 12 comparative reasoning: think “this is like that” chapter 13 ideological reasoning: think “top down” chapter 14 empirical reasoning: think “bottom up” chapter 15 write sound and effective arguments appendix extend argument-decision mapping strategies glossaryendnotescreditsindex supplemental chapter a think like a social scientist supplemental chapter b think like a natural scientist supplemental chapter c ethical decision making supplemental chapter d the logic of declarative statements 2. Full table of contents acknowledgmentsprefacehow the book is organizedabout the authors chapter 1: the power of critical thinking risk and uncertainty abound critical thinking and a free society the one and the manywhat do we mean by “critical thinking”? Expert consensus conceptualization “critical thinking” does not mean “negative thinking” how to get the most out of this bookevaluating critical thinking the students’ assignment—kennedy act the students’ statements—kennedy act the holistic critical thinking scoring rubric the students’ assignment—haiti the students’ statements—haiti chapter review chapter 2: skilled and eager to think positive critical thinking habits of mind the spirit of strong critical thinker positive and negative habits of mind preliminary self-assessment research on critical thinking habits of mind seven positive critical thinking habits of mind negative habits of mind is a good critical thinker automatically a good person? Building positive habits of mindcore critical thinking skills interpreting and analyzing the consensus statement the jury is deliberating critical thinking skills fire in many combinations strengthening our core critical thinking skills the art of the good question skills and subskills defineda first look at inductive and deductive reasoning nurses’ health study—decades of data inductive reasoning cosmos vs. Chaos deductive reasoninghow to get the most out of this bookchapter review chapter 3: solve problems and succeed in college ideas: a 5-step critical thinking problem-solving processeducating the whole person social relationships step 1: identify the problem and set priorities vocation step 1: identify the problem and set priorities step 2: deepen understanding and gather relevant information academics the first two ideas steps in maria’s case step 3: enumerate options and anticipate consequences health and physical well-being the first three steps in leah’s case step 4: assess the situation and make a preliminary decision emotional well-being step 5: scrutinize processes and self-correct as needed spiritual developmentchapter review chapter 4: clarify ideas and concepts interpretation, context, and purpose how precise is precise enough? Problematic ambiguityresolving problematic vagueness and problematic ambiguity contextualizing clarifying original intent negotiating the meaning using qualifications, exceptions, or exclusions stipulating the meaningyour language communities national and global language communities language communities formed of people with like interests academic disciplines as language communities critical thinking and college introductory courseschapter review chapter 5: analyze arguments and diagram decisions analyzing and mapping arguments “argument = (reason + claim)” two reasons, two arguments two confusions to avoid “reason” and “premise” distinguishing reasons from conclusion mapping claims and reasons mapping a line of reasoning mapping implicit ideas interpreting unspoken reasons and claims in context interpreting the use of irony, humor, sarcasm, and moregiving reasons and making arguments in real life the el train argument huckabee and stewart discuss “the pro-life issue—abortion”analyzing and mapping decisions “we should cancel the spring trip” #1 “we should cancel the spring trip” #2chapter review chapter 6: evaluate the credibility of claims and sources assessing the source—whom should i trust?
Coincidences, correlations, and causes coincidences correlations causesfallacies masquerading as strong inductive arguments erroneous generalization playing with numbers false dilemma the gambler’s fallacy false cause slippery slopechapter review chapter 10: think heuristically: risks and benefits of snap judgments human decision-making systems the “two-systems” approach to human decision making reactive (system-1) thinking reflective (system-2) thinking the value of each systemheuristics: their benefits and risks individual cognitive heuristics 1. All or nothing” heuristics in actionchapter review chapter 11: think reflectively: strategies for decision making dominance structuring: a fortress of conviction “i would definitely go to the doctor” explaining and defending ourselves a poorly crafted assignment moving from decision to action phase 1: pre-editing phase 2: identifying one promising option phase 3: testing the promising option phase 4: fortifying the to-be-chosen option benefits and risks of dominance structuring the classic “o. Defense” example self-regulation critical thinking skill strategies critical thinking precautions when pre-editing be sure about “the problem” specify the decision-critical attributes be clear about why an option is in or out critical thinking precautions when identifying the promising option scrutinize options with disciplined impartiality listen to both sides first critical thinking precautions when testing the promising option use all the essential criteria treat equals as equals diligently engage in truth-seeking and remain impartial critical thinking precautions when fortifying the to-be-chosen option be honest with yourself critical thinking strategies for better decision making task independent teams with the same problem decide when it’s time to decide analyze indicators and make mid-course corrections create a culture of respect for critical thinkingchapter review chapter 12: comparative reasoning: think “this is like that” comparative, ideological, and empirical inferences“this is like that”—recognizing comparative reasoning gardens of comparatives powerful comparisons connect intellect and emotionevaluating comparative inferences do the four tests of acceptability apply? Five criteria for evaluating comparative reasoning familiarity simplicity comprehensiveness productivity testability shaping our view of the universe for two thousand years the many uses of comparative inferenceschapter review chapter 13: ideological reasoning: think “top down” “top down” thinking: recognizing ideological reasoning examples of ideological reasoning three features of ideological reasoning ideological reasoning is deductive in character ideological premises are axiomatic the argument maker takes the ideological absolutes on faithevaluating ideological reasoning are the ideological premises true? Logical strength and ideological belief systems relevancy, non-circularity, and ideological reasoninguses, benefits, and risks of ideological reasoningchapter review chapter 14: empirical reasoning: think “bottom up” recognizing empirical reasoning characteristics of empirical reasoning empirical reasoning is inductive empirical reasoning is self-corrective empirical reasoning is open to independent verification hypotheses, conditions, and measureable manifestationsconducting an investigation scientifically perhaps the first recorded empirical investigations steps in the process of an extended example evaluating empirical reasoningbenefits and risks associated with empirical reasoningchapter review chapter 15: write sound and effective arguments what critical thinking questions do effective writers ask? Think author find your voice think about who you read think audience what does the audience care about? Same author and audience, different purpose think purpose and circumstances think tactics clues from contextual cuesthink how to organize and develop your presentation reach out and grab someone crafting a presentation good news: writing is work an arguable thesis statement and solid research map out the arguments pro and con—then outline your case evaluating the credibility of sources prewriting, writing, and rewriting two practical tipsevaluating effectiveness features of sound and effective written argumentation a tool for evaluating critical thinking and writing how to apply the rubric for evaluating written argumentationchapter review appendix extend argument-decision mapping strategies mapping the sequence of arguments mapping forms of inference mapping supporting information mapping the decision system less is more schwarzenegger’s denial of clemency map group decision making research applications glossaryendnotescreditsindex supplemental chapter a: think like a social scientist what critical thinking questions do social scientists ask?
Thinking like a social scientist the spirit of scientific inquiry can manifest itself early in life think participants think situation think actions think motivationsocial science investigative methods let the question drive the investigatory technique data gathering techniques practical and logistical challenges motivations and temptations the “i’m on camera” effectthinking about the standards no simple explanations of complex phenomena proceeding with warranted confidence statistical analyses narrative analyses the risks inherent in all human judgments critical thinking self-regulation we are what we study we affect what we study finding what isn’t there and not finding what is there integrating findingsthinking about social science in the real world (applications) example one: business administration example two: elementary educationchapter review supplemental chapter b: think like a natural scientist what critical thinking questions do natural scientists ask? Thinking like a natural scientist think curious and intriguing natural phenomenon think empirically testable causal explanation think how to prevent and how to bring about the phenomenon think how to integrate new knowledge with broader scientific understandingsmethods of scientific investigation let the empirical question drive the inquirythinking about the standards confidence in scientific findings “true to a scientific certainty” finding what isn’t there and not finding what is there confidence in scientific theoriesthinking about real-world applications of natural sciencechapter review supplemental chapter c: ethical decision making ethical imperatives think consequences think duties think virtuesdecision making and ethical decision making some factors affect many decisions reactive and reflective ethical decision makingthinking through diverging ethical imperatives prioritize, create, and negotiate establish priorities create additional options negotiate based on each party’s interests personal consistency and respect for others apply the “golden rule”—do unto others as you would have others do unto youchapter review supplemental chapter d: the logic of declarative statements part 1: statements simple statements negations statement compounds: “and”, “or”, “if, then,” etc. Conjunctions disjunctions conditionalspart 2: translating between symbolic logic and a natural language grammatically correct expressions translatiing to english translating to symbolic logic example: translating a telephone tree what the telephone tree example teaching about translationpart 3: detecting the logical characteristics of statements building truth-tables tautologies, inconsistent statements, and contingent statements testing for implication and equivalencepart 4: evaluating arguments for validity testing symbolic arguments for validity testing natural language arguments for validitychapter order information n offers special pricing when you package your text with other student you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, contact for think critically -- access card, 3rd ted retail 're sorry!
