Concise Guide to Critical Thinking - Couverture souple

Vaughn, Lewis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0190692898 ISBN 13 : 9780190692896

Editeur : Oxford Univ Pr, 2017

Synopsis

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0190692898
• ISBN 13: 9780190692896
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie