A practical guide to critical thinking : deciding what to do and believe /
A thoroughly updated introduction to the concepts, methods, and standards of critical thinking, this edition is a unique presentation of the formal strategies used when thinking through reasons and arguments in many areas of expertise. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | A thoroughly updated introduction to the concepts, methods, and standards of critical thinking, this edition is a unique presentation of the formal strategies used when thinking through reasons and arguments in many areas of expertise. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, the book offers a broad conception of critical thinking and explores the practical relevance to conducting research across fields such as business, education and biological sciences. Featuring exercises for a wide range of subject areas, it also includes: real-world examples from many fields of research, which reflect the applicability of critical thinking in everyday life; new topical coverage, including the nature of reasons, assertion and supposing, narrow and broad definitions, circumstantial reasons, and reasoning about causal claims; and selected answers to various exercises to provide readers with instantaneous feedback to support and extend the lessons. -- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118583142 1118583140 9781118583128 1118583124 9781118839751 1118839757 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118839751 |
