Concise Guide to Critical Thinking

Lewis Vaughn's Concise Guide to Critical Thinking offers a compact, clear, and economical introduction to critical thinking and argumentative writing. Based on his best-selling text, The Power of Critical Thinking, Fifth Edition, this affordable volume is more manageable than larger textbooksyet more substantial than many of the smaller critical thinking handbooks. FEATURES* Six chapters on identifying, evaluating, and devising deductive and inductive arguments* A chapter on obstacles to critical thinking * Comprehensive coverage of inference to the best explanation* Extensive treatment of scientific reasoning, with chapters on inductive reasoning, causal arguments, scientific theories and inference, and scientific method and theory evaluation* Emphasis on evaluation of evidence, authority, and credibility* A chapter on fallacies and rhetorical persuaders* A substantial chapter on writing argumentative essays* Numerous exercises, including review questions, exercises for applying critical thinking skills, writing assignments and prompts, and self-assessment quizzes

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🗸 Author(s): Lewis Vaughn
🗸 Title: Concise Guide to Critical Thinking
🗸 Rating : 4 from 5 stars (74 reviews)
🗸 Languange: English
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🗸 Supported Devices: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle

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