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Chapter 1 Introduction to Critical Thinking |
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What Is Critical Thinking? |
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Critical Thinking Standards |
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The Benefits of Critical Thinking |
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Critical Thinking in the Classroom |
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Critical Thinking in the Workplace |
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Critical Thinking in Life |
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Barriers to Critical Thinking |
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Unwarranted Assumptions and Stereotypes |
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Characteristics of a Critical Thinker |
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Chapter 2 Recognizing Arguments |
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Identifying Premises and Conclusions |
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Chapter 3 Basic Logical Concepts |
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How Can We Tell Whether an Argument Is Deductive or Inductive? |
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The Strict Necessity Test |
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The Principle of Charity Test |
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Exceptions to the Strict Necessity Test |
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Common Patterns of Deductive Reasoning |
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Argument Based on Mathematics |
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Common Patterns of Inductive Reasoning |
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Finding the Right Words: The Need for Precision |
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The Importance of Precise Definitions |
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Rules for Constructing Good Lexical Definitions |
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Emotive Language: Slanting the Truth |
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The Emotive Power of Words |
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Euphemisms and Political Correctness |
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Chapter 5 Logical Fallacies-I |
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Personal Attack (Ad Hominem) |
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Look Who's Talking (Tu Quoque) |
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Chapter 6 Logical Fallacies-II |
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Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence |
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Inappropriate Appeal, to Authority |
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Chapter 7 Analyzing Arguments |
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Diagramming Short Arguments |
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Tips on Diagramming Arguments |
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Summarizing Longer Arguments |
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Finding Missing Premises and Conclusions |
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Summarizing Extended Arguments |
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Common Mistakes to Avoid in Standardizing Arguments |
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Chapter 8 Evaluating Arguments and Truth Claims |
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When Is an Argument a Good One? |
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What "Good Argument" Does Not Mean |
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What "Good Argument" Does Mean |
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When Is It Reasonable to Accept a Premise? |
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Appendix: Sample Critical Essay |
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Chapter 9 A Little Categorical Logic |
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Translating into Standard Categorical Form |
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Chapter 10 A Little Propositional Logic |
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Deeper Analysis of Negation and Conjunction |
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Chapter 11 Inductive Reasoning |
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Introduction to Induction |
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Inductive Generalizations |
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Evaluating Inductive Generalizations |
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Opinion Polls and Inductive Generalizations |
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How Can We Argue by Analogy? |
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Evaluating Arguments from Analogy |
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Induction and Causal Arguments |
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312 | (6) |
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A Few Words about Probability |
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A Closer Look at a Priori Probability |
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Chapter 12 Finding, Evaluating, and Using Sources |
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330 | (8) |
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Refining Your Search: Questions and Keywords |
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Content: Facts and Everything Else |
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The Author and the Publisher |
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Evaluating Internet Sources |
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Bibliographical Information |
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Content Notes: Quotes, Summaries, and Paraphrases |
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Chapter 13 Writing Argumentative Essays |
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Writing a Successful Argument |
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Choose and Narrow Your Topic |
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Write a Sentence That Expresses Your Claim |
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Gather Ideas: Brainstorm and Research |
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Provide an Interesting Opening |
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Include a Thesis Statement |
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Develop Your Body Paragraphs |
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Provide a Satisfying Conclusion |
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Read What You Have Written and Revise |
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Consider What You Have Not Written and Revise |
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Sample Argumentative Essay |
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Chapter 14 Thinking Critically about the Media |
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The Importance of Context |
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Getting Us to Pay Attention: What Really Drives the Media |
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Keeping Our Interest: The News as Entertainment |
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How the Media Entertain Us |
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Criticisms of Advertising |
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Chapter 15 Science and Pseudoscience |
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The Basic Pattern of Scientific Reasoning |
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The Limitations of Science |
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How to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience |
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A Case Study in Pseudoscientific Thinking: Astrology |
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| Appendix A Essays for Critical Analysis |
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| Appendix B The Six Habits of Effective Problem-Solvers |
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| Notes |
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| Answers to Selected Exercises |
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| Credits |
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| Index |
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