Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
作者:Tom Chatfield
原價:NT$ 680
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Description
Critical thinking is a set of techniques—you just need to learn them.
This helpful book is your personal toolkit for critical thinking. Author Tom Chatfield will show you how to sharpen your critical thinking by developing and practicing this specific set of skills, so you can…
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Spot an argument and understand why reasoning matters
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Discover errors and evaluate evidence
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Understand and account for bias
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Become a savvy user of technology
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Develop clear, confident critical writing
In your critical thinking toolkit, you’ll find:
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The 10 Commandments videos: life rules to change how you think (Watch #1 of the 10 Commandments for Critical Thinking!)
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Smart Study boxes: excellent tips to whip your work into shape
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Quizzes: diagnose your skill level and test what (you think) you know
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Space to scribble!: journal your thoughts, questions, and eureka moments as you work
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#TalkCriticalThinking: connect and learn with readers from around the globe
Designed to work seamlessly with a power pack of digital resources and exercises, this book will provide you with practical and effective tools to think and write critically in an information-saturated age. Critical Thinking gives you the skills, insights, and confidence to succeed!
Table of Contents
PART ONE: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BEING REASONABLE
Chapter 1: Understanding the reasons behind things
Chapter 2: Spelling out arguments and assumptions
Chapter 3: Reasoning with logic and certainty
Chapter 4: Reasoning with observation and uncertainty
Chapter 5: Developing explanations and theories
Chapter 6: Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy
PART TWO: BEING REASONABLE IN AN UNREASONABLE WORLD
Chapter 7: Getting to grips with rhetoric
Chapter 8: Seeing through faulty reasoning
Chapter 9: Understanding cognitive bias
Chapter 10: Overcoming bias in yourself and others
Chapter 11: Thinking critically about technology
Chapter 12: Putting it all together: critical thinking in study, work and life
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