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Critical Thinking: The Basics 1st Edition

by Stuart Hanscomb (Author)
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Critical Thinking: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the field of critical thinking, drawing on philosophy, communication and psychology. Emphasising its relevance to decision making (in personal, professional and civic life), academic literacy and personal development, this book supports the reader in understanding and developing the knowledge and skills needed to avoid poor reasoning, reconstruct and evaluate arguments, and engage constructively in dialogues.

Topics covered include:

    • the relationship between critical thinking, emotions and the psychology of persuasion

    • the role of character dispositions such as open-mindedness, courage and perseverance

    • argument identification and reconstruction

    • fallacies and argument evaluation.

    With discussion questions/exercises and suggestions for further reading at the end of each main chapter, this book is an essential read for students approaching the field of critical thinking for the first time, and for the general reader wanting to improving their thinking skills and decision making abilities.

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    1. ISBN-10
      1138826243
    2. ISBN-13
      978-1138826243
    3. Edition
      1st
    4. Publication date
      November 29, 2016
    5. Language
      English
    6. Dimensions
      5.08 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
    7. Print length
      252 pages
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    Critical Thinking: The Basics covers the basics engagingly and without unnecessary jargon, provides lots of well-chosen examples and practice exercises, and, unlike most critical thinking textbooks, explains the theoretical background to the recent rise of critical thinking in education. Justine Kingsbury, University of Waikato, New Zealand

    This is an excellent contribution to the growing literature on critical thinking. The discussion on causal reasoning, heuristics and biases, framing, social power, metacognition, and self-deception are timely and valuable. Critical Thinking: The Basics helps to bring together the literature on the psychology and sociology of human judgement with the philosophical art of argument analysis. Ted Poston, University of South Alabama, USA

    This text is loaded with references, explanations, history and examples from the development and enhancement of the understanding of critical thinking. It offers a coverage of the basics of critical thinking and also provides a sense of how the field and individual expectations of critical thinking are changing. Charles Blatz, Professor Emeritus at University of Toledo, USA.

    About the Author

    Stuart Hanscomb is a lecturer in Philosophy & Communication at the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, UK

    Product details

    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (November 29, 2016)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
    • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138826243
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138826243
    • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
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    Very informative and hits all the important topics. The way information is presented in each chapter could be a little more straightforward. This was used as a textbook for me.
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    Layide
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing skills contained within
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    The skills that I learned in this book helped me in my personal life, at work, communicating, expressing myself, assessing and concluding. I can’t stress how important critical thinking skills are. They are life skills. This book is quite readable although a few sections I had to re-read; I found that just reading this book improved my spoken English and my ability to articulate my thoughts. It just made me think about information I consume. Just a good book that lead me to start to study the subject.
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