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Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide
by Tracy Bowell, Gary Kemp
by Tracy Bowell, Gary Kemp
Dante's review
bookshelves: non-fiction, expository, practical, logic, philosophy, to-read
Apr 29, 13
bookshelves: non-fiction, expository, practical, logic, philosophy, to-read
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Reading this now. It's a practical book that aims to help readers become critical thinkers.
It is divided into seven chapters.
Chapter one talks about what critical thinking is and why it matters. It also talks about what an argument is and what its elements are.
Chapter two talks about the deductive form of argument.
Chapter three talks about the inductive form of argument.
Chapter four talks about rhetorical ploys and logical fallacies.
Chapter five talks about reconstructing arguments, which is one of the steps in analyzing arguments.
Chapter six talks about assessing arguments, which is the final step in critical thinking.
Chapter seven talks about the other essential concepts relevant to critical thinking, like truth, belief, and knowledge.
The book has a summary and some exercises at the end of each chapter.
It is divided into seven chapters.
Chapter one talks about what critical thinking is and why it matters. It also talks about what an argument is and what its elements are.
Chapter two talks about the deductive form of argument.
Chapter three talks about the inductive form of argument.
Chapter four talks about rhetorical ploys and logical fallacies.
Chapter five talks about reconstructing arguments, which is one of the steps in analyzing arguments.
Chapter six talks about assessing arguments, which is the final step in critical thinking.
Chapter seven talks about the other essential concepts relevant to critical thinking, like truth, belief, and knowledge.
The book has a summary and some exercises at the end of each chapter.
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Reading Progress
| 09/01/2011 | "I finished chapter one about a month ago, but I need to take a break from it. Hence, my reading of a lot of fiction lately." |
