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_aBowell, Tracy, _d1965- |
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_aCritical Thinking _h[electronic resource] : _bA Concise Guide. |
| 250 | _a4th ed. | ||
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_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, _c2015. |
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| 300 | _a1 online resource (329 p.) | ||
| 500 | _aDescription based upon print version of record. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aCover; 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aThe 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aCovering 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. | |
| 505 | 8 | _aExercises7 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. | |
| 520 | _aWe 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. | ||
| 538 | _aAvailable electronically via the Internet. | ||
| 590 | _aEBL purchased title. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aCritical thinking. | |
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_aCritical thinking _xStudy and teaching. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aLanguage and logic. | |
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| 653 | _aCritical thinking -- Study and teaching. | ||
| 653 | _aCritical thinking. | ||
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| 653 | _aPHILOSOPHY / Logic | ||
| 653 | _aKritisch denken. | ||
| 653 | _aCognitieve vaardigheden. | ||
| 653 | _aRedeneren. | ||
| 653 | _aArgumentatie. | ||
| 653 | _aTheorie en praktijk. | ||
| 653 | _aArgumentatieleer. | ||
| 653 | _aCritical thinking. | ||
| 653 | _aCritical thinking | ||
| 653 | _aLanguage and logic. | ||
| 653 | _aReasoning. | ||
| 653 | _aElectronic books. | ||
| 653 | _aGidsen (vorm) | ||
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_aKemp, Gary, _d1960 October 15- |
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_iPrint version: _aBowell, Tracy, 1965- _tCritical thinking. _bFourth edition _z9780415820912 _w(DLC) 2014004461 _w(OCoLC)875674713. |
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