TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowell,Tracy
AU  - Kemp,Gary
TI  - Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide
SN  - 9781317677185
U1  - 160 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Critical thinking
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Language and logic
KW  - Reasoning
KW  - Critical thinking -- Study and teaching
KW  - PHILOSOPHY / Logic
KW  - Kritisch denken
KW  - Cognitieve vaardigheden
KW  - Redeneren
KW  - Argumentatie
KW  - Theorie en praktijk
KW  - Argumentatieleer
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Gidsen (vorm)
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the fourth edition; Introduction and Preview; 1 Introducing Arguments; Beginning to Think Critically: Recognising Arguments; Standard Form; Identifying Conclusions and Premises; Arguments and explanations; Intermediate Conclusions; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 2 Language and Rhetoric; Linguistic Phenomena; Aspects of Meaning; Rhetorical Ploys; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 3 Logic: Deductive Validity; The Principle of Charity; Truth; Deductive Validity; Prescriptive Claims vs Descriptive Claims; Conditional Propositions; The Antecedent and Consequent of a ConditionalArgument Trees; Deductive Soundness; The Connection to Formal Logic; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 4 Logic: Probability and Inductive Reasoning; Implicit Quantifiers: A Reminder; Inductive Force; Inductive Soundness; Inductive Inferences; Evidence; Conversion of Induction to Deduction; A Programme for Assessment; The Connection to Probability Theory; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 5 The Practice of Argument-Reconstruction; Extraneous Material; Defusing the Rhetoric; Logical Streamlining; Implicit and Explicit; Connecting Premises; Covering GeneralisationsRelevance; Ambiguity and Vagueness; More on Generalisations; Practical Reasoning; Balancing Costs, Benefits and Probabilities; Explanations as Conclusions; Causal Generalisations; A Short Cut; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 6 Issues in Argument-Assessment; Rational Persuasiveness; Some Strategies for Logical Assessment; Refutation by Counterexample; Engaging with the Argument I: Avoiding the 'Who is to Say?' Criticism; Engaging with the Argument II: Don't Merely Label the Position; Argument Commentary; Complete Examples; Commentary on the Commentaries; Chapter Summary; Exercises7 Pseudo-Reasoning; Fallacies; Faulty Argument Techniques; Too much Maths!; Chapter Summary; Exercises; 8 Truth, Knowledge and Belief; Truth and Relativity; True for Me, True for You; Truth, Value and Morality; Theories; Belief, Justification and Truth; Justification without Arguments; Knowledge; Justification Failure; Knowledge and Rational Persuasiveness; Philosophical Directions; Chapter Summary; Exercises; Glossary; Answers and hints to selected exercises; Index
N2  - We are frequently confronted with arguments. Arguments are attempts to persuade us - to influence our beliefs and actions - by giving us reasons to believe this or that. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide will equip students with the concepts and techniques used in the identification, analysis and assessment of arguments. Through precise and accessible discussion, this book provides the tools to become a successful critical thinker, one who can act and believe in accordance with good reasons, and who can articulate and make explicit those reasons. Key topics discussed include:core concepts in
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