Critical Thinking The Art Of Argument

Author : George W. Rainbolt,Sandra L. Dwyer
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1285197194

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Critical Thinking: The Art of Argument by George W. Rainbolt,Sandra L. Dwyer Pdf

With a complete, approachable presentation, CRITICAL THINKING: THE ART OF ARGUMENT, 2nd Edition, is an accessible yet rigorous introduction to critical thinking. The text emphasizes immediate application of critical thinking in everyday life and helps students apply the skills they are studying. The relevance of these skills is shown throughout the text by highlighting the advantages of basing one's decisions on a thoughtful understanding of arguments and presenting the overarching commonalities across arguments. With its conversational writing style and carefully selected examples, the book employs a consistent and unified treatment of logical form and an innovative semiformal method of standardizing arguments that illustrates the concept of logical form while maintaining a visible connection to ordinary speech. Without sacrificing accuracy or detail, the authors clearly present the material, with appropriate study tools and exercises that emphasize application rather than memorization. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author : Rainbolt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1473714362

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Critical Thinking by Rainbolt Pdf

Author : Aaron Larsen,Joelle Hodge,Chris Perrin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fallacies (Logic)
ISBN : 1600510183

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The Art of Argument by Aaron Larsen,Joelle Hodge,Chris Perrin Pdf

Junior high aged students will argue (and sometimes quarrel), but they won't argue well without good training. Young teens are also targeted by advertisers with a vengeance. From billboards to commercials to a walk down the mall, fallacious arguments are everywhere you look. The Art of Argument was designed to teach the argumentative adolescent how to reason with clarity, relevance and purpose at a time when he has a penchant for the why and how. It is designed to equip and sharpen young minds as they live, play, and grow in this highly commercial culture. This course teaches students to recognize and identify twenty-eight informal fallacies, and the eye-catching text includes over sixty slick and clever, ?phony advertisements? for items from blue jeans to pick-up trucks, which apply the fallacies to a myriad of real life situations.

Author : M. E. S. Van den Berg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-15
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 1868885976

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Critical Reasoning and the Art of Argumentation by M. E. S. Van den Berg Pdf

This revised edition draws on years of lecturing experience and feedback from students. The result is a popular, lively and accessible book which offers an improved and reader-friendly introduction to the art of clear thinking. Developing and applying critical reasoning skills is globally recognised as a basic competency, like reading and writing. Critical thinkers who think for themselves are the key role players in a free and democratic society. Several up-to-date and new examples from major South African socio-political events from the past few years are given, such as the Zuma trial, political conflict, race relations, and xenophobia. Other new examples are based on events that took place in the rest of Africa and the world. New exercises are drawn from newspapers, advertisements, political speeches, literary works, the Internet, and debates about xenophobic violence, crime, the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia, inequality, and health care. Numerous activities lead readers to practise critical reasoning skills. The book is valuable to students of Philosophy but also for those studying Communication Science, Development Studies, Health Care, Law, English Studies, Medical Ethics, Political Science, Psychology and Public Administration.

Author : Philip Turetzky
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781460406465

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The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic by Philip Turetzky Pdf

The Elements of Arguments introduces such central critical thinking topics as informal fallacies, the difference between validity and truth, basic formal propositional logic, and how to extract arguments from texts. Turetzky aims to prevent common confusions by clearly explaining a number of important distinctions, including propositions vs. propositional attitudes, propositions vs. states of affairs, and logic vs. rhetoric vs. psychology. Exercises are provided throughout, including numerous informal arguments that can be assessed using the skills and strategies presented within the text.

Author : Tom Chatfield
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781526418777

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Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield Pdf

Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2018, Educational Books category Do you need to demonstrate a good argument or find more evidence? Are you mystified by your tutor′s comment ′critical analysis needed′? What does it really mean to think well - and how do you learn to do it? Critical thinking is a set of techniques. You just need to learn them. So here’s your personal toolkit for demystifying critical engagement. I’ll show you how to sharpen your critical thinking by developing and practicing this set of skills, so you can... Spot an argument and get why reasoning matters Sniff out errors and evaluate evidence Understand and account for bias Become a savvy user of technology Develop clear, confident critical writing. Designed to work seamlessly with a power pack of digital resources and exercises, you′ll find practical and effective tools to think and write critically in an information-saturated age. No matter whether you′re launching on your first degree or arriving as an international or mature student, Critical Thinking gives you the skills, insights and confidence to succeed. In your critical thinking toolkit Watch the 10 commandments videos – life rules to change how you think Smart Study boxes share excellent tips to whip your work into shape BuzzFeed quizzes to test what (you think) you know Space to scribble! Journal your thoughts, questions, eureka moments as you go Chat more online with #TalkCriticalThinking

Author : Colin Swatridge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199671724

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The Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking by Colin Swatridge Pdf

This work takes you step by step through the art of argument, from thinking about what to write and how you might write it, to how you may strengthen your claims, and how to come to a strong conclusion.

Author : Stefan Molyneux
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Debates and debating
ISBN : 1548742074

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The Art of the Argument by Stefan Molyneux Pdf

"[T]he essential tools you need to fight the escalating sophistry, falsehoods and vicious personal attacks that have displaced intelligent conversations throughout the world."--

Author : Jay Verlinden
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Critical thinking
ISBN : 053460174X

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Critical Thinking and Everyday Argument by Jay Verlinden Pdf

Students are introduced to fundamental principles of argumentation and critical thinking. It teaches them that argument is a part of everyday life. It also addresses the use of the principles in contexts such as public communication, dyadic argumentation and small group settings.

Author : Nicholas Capaldi
Publisher : Pyr Books
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:49015002194141

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The Art of Deception by Nicholas Capaldi Pdf

How to: win an argument, defend a case, recognize a fallacy, see through deception, persuade a skeptic, turn defeat into victory.

Author : Ali Almossawi
Publisher : The Experiment, LLC
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781615192267

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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments: Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense (Bad Arguments) by Ali Almossawi Pdf

“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.com From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals! Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle). Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the argument from consequences). Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.

Author : Lapakko Ph. D. David Lapakko Ph. D.,David Lapakko
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781440168383

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Argumentation by Lapakko Ph. D. David Lapakko Ph. D.,David Lapakko Pdf

Argumentation: Critical Thinking in Action, 2nd ed., explores a wide variety of issues and concepts connected to making arguments, responding to the arguments of others, and using good critical thinking skills to analyze persuasive communication. Key topics include the nature of claims, evidence, and reasoning; common fallacies in reasoning; traits associated with good critical thinking; how language is used strategically in argument; ways to organize an argumentative case; how to refute an opposing argument or case; cultural dimensions of argument; and ways to make a better impression either orally or in writing.

Author : Nathaniel Bluedorn,Hans Bluedorn
Publisher : Christian Logic
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780974531557

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The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills by Nathaniel Bluedorn,Hans Bluedorn Pdf

Author : Linda Elder,Richard Paul
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781538133774

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The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies by Linda Elder,Richard Paul Pdf

The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

Author : David Kelley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780393930788

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The Art of Reasoning by David Kelley Pdf

Students learn logic by practicing it—by working through problems, analyzing existing arguments, and constructing their own arguments in plain language and symbolic notation. The Art of Reasoning not only introduces the principles of critical thinking and logic in a clear, accessible, and logical manner—thus practicing what it preaches—but it also provides ample opportunity for students to hone their skills and master course content.