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Bassham, Gregory; Irwin, William; Nardone, Henry; Wallace, James

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9780073407340: Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction

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ISBN 10: 0073407348 ISBN 13: 9780073407340

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

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This clear, learner-friendly text helps today's students bridge the gap between everyday culture and critical thinking. The text covers all the basics of critical thinking, beginning where students are, not where we think they should be. Its comprehensiveness allows instructors to tailor the material to their individual teaching styles, resulting in an exceptionally versatile text.

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L'autore:

Gregory Bassham is Director of the Center for Ethics and Public Life and Chair of the Philosophy Department at King’s College (Pa.). He is the co-editor of The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy (Open Court, 2003), author of Original Intent and the Constitution: A Philosophical Study (Rowman & Littlefield, 1992), and co-editor of Powerweb: Critical Thinking (McGraw-Hill, 2003-2004).William Irwin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at King's College and Series Editor of Open Court's Popular Culture and Philosophy. Co-editor of The Simpsons and Philosophy (Open Court, 2001), his most recent book, The Matrix and Philosophy, was a New York Times Bestseller.Henry Nardone is Professor of Philosophy at King's College. His publications include scholarly articles on critical thinking and aesthetics.James M. Wallace is Professor of English at King's College. Author of Parallel Lives: A Novel Way to Learn Thinking and Writing (1999), Jim's essay, "A (Karl Not Groucho) Marxist in Springfield," appeared in The Simpsons and Philosophy (Open Court, 2001).

Contenuti:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Critical Thinking

What Is Critical Thinking?

Critical Thinking Standards

The Benefits of Critical Thinking

Barriers to Critical Thinking

Characteristics of a Critical Thinker

Chapter 2: Recognizing Arguments

What Is an Argument?
Identifying Premises and Conclusions
What Is Not an Argument?
Chapter 3: Basic Logical Concepts
Deduction and Induction
How Can We Tell Whether an Argument is Deductive or Inductive?
Common Patterns of Deductive Reasoning
Common Patterns of Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Validity
Inductive Strength
Chapter 4: Language
Finding the Right Words: The Need for Precision
The Importance of Precise Definitions
Emotive Language: Slanting the Truth
Euphemisms and Political Correctness
Chapter 5: Logical Fallacies-1
The Concept of Relevance
Fallacies of Relevance
Chapter 6: Logical Fallacies-2
Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence
Chapter 7: Analyzing Arguments
Diagramming Short Arguments
Summarizing Longer Arguments
Chapter 8: Evaluating Arguments
When Is an Argument a Good One?
When Is It Reasonable to Accept a Premise?
Appendix: Sample Critical Essay
Chapter 9: A Little Categorical Logic
Categorical Statements
Translating into Standard Categorical Form
Categorical Syllogisms
Chapter 10: A Little Propositional Logic
Conjunction
Conjunction and Validity
Negation
Deeper Analysis of Negation and Conjunction
Disjunction
Conditional Statements
Chapter 11: Inductive Reasoning
Introduction to Induction
Inductive Generalizations
Statistical Arguments
Induction and Analogy
Induction and Causal Arguments
A Few Words about Probability
Chapter 12: Finding, Evaluating, and Using Sources
Finding Sources
Evaluating Sources
Taking Notes
Using Sources
Chapter 13: Writing Argumentative Essays
Writing a Successful Argument
Before you Write
Writing the First Draft
After the First Draft
Chapter 14: Thinking Critically about the Media
The Mass Media
The News Media
Getting Us to Pay Attention: What Really Drives the Media
Keeping Our Interest: The News as Entertainment
Media Literacy
Advertising
Chapter 15: Science and Pseudoscience
The Basic Pattern of Scientific Reasoning
The Limitations of Science
How to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience
Two Case Studies in Pseudoscience and the Paranormal
Notes
Answers to Selected Exercises
Credits
Glossary / Index