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Concise Guide to Critical Thinking

By Lewis Vaughn

Concise Guide to Critical Thinking

By Lewis Vaughn

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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 textbooks yet more substantial than many of the smaller critical thinking handbooks.

FEATURES

* Six chapters on identifying, evaluating, and deing 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 rew questions, exercises for applying critical thinking skills, writing assignments and prompts, and self-assessment quizzes
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
332
Release Date:
2017-10-01
Publication Date:
2017-10-01
Publisher:
Oxford Univ Pr
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0190692898
ISBN13:
9780190692896
Weight:
481 g
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