Title:
Think : critical thinking and logic skills for everyday life / Judith A. Boss.
Author:
Boss, Judith A., 1942-
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2010.
Call Number:
B105 .T54 .B68 2010
Abstract:
Offers instructors with scholarly content on critical thinking and logical argumentation in a format that captivates students. With examples and pedagogy that links concepts within and between chapters, this title directs students to make connections between skill development and application to their college studies, careers, and personal lives.
ISBN:
9780077345426
9780073134901
9780071220422
Physical Description:
xi, 480 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents:
1. Critical thinking: why it's important -- 2. Reason & emotion -- 3. Language & communication -- 4. Knowledge, evidence & errors in thinking -- 5. Informal fallacies -- 6. Recognizing, analyzing & constructing arguments -- 7. Inductive arguments -- 8. Deductive arguments -- 9. Ethics & moral decision-making -- 10. Marketing & advertising -- 11. Mass media -- 12. Science -- 13. Law & politics.
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