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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking
Just as The Elements of Style provides a quick and authoritative reference for writers, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking provides a quick and authoritative reference for issues regarding reasoning. The Handbook provides clear and succinct discussions of the following issues:
· Issues germane to clarifying sentences: ambiguity, vagueness, and propositional attitudes
· General discussions of descriptions, explanations, and arguments
· Criteria for evaluating observational statements and testimony
· Categorical syllogisms, including issues germane to both the Boolean and Aristotelian interpretations
· A complete system of propositional logic and a brief discussion of the use of truth tables
· Induction: generalization and particularization arguments, analogies, arguments to the best explanation, Mill's Methods, counterfactual reasoning, and making decisions under risk and uncertainty
· A brief discussion of the principle formulas involved in calculating probabilities
· An extended discussion of informal fallacies
· An essay on the relationship between critical thinking and writing
· Issues germane to clarifying sentences: ambiguity, vagueness, and propositional attitudes
· General discussions of descriptions, explanations, and arguments
· Criteria for evaluating observational statements and testimony
· Categorical syllogisms, including issues germane to both the Boolean and Aristotelian interpretations
· A complete system of propositional logic and a brief discussion of the use of truth tables
· Induction: generalization and particularization arguments, analogies, arguments to the best explanation, Mill's Methods, counterfactual reasoning, and making decisions under risk and uncertainty
· A brief discussion of the principle formulas involved in calculating probabilities
· An extended discussion of informal fallacies
· An essay on the relationship between critical thinking and writing
168 pages, Paperback
First published February 8, 2008
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September 9, 2013
My father sent me this book today priority/signature mail. He wants me to do well on the LSAT. I've been reviewing, prepping, and studying for 4+ months. Therefore, he's already skimmed and highlighted throughout the book for the most important parts to get ready for law school.
I will quickly review and see how this resource will be helpful for the upcoming test.
I like the chapter on "complex passages" which in Kaplan course also learned about "formal logic" which is similar phenomenon. This is also review for me to get it before test date in October. This will also be valuable insight for law school.
Therefore, it was helpful on some things but more so would be beneficial in 1L. Highlighted the main points as skimming through, and will continue to thoroughly review the formal logic concept to do better in this area not to fall for the 180s (opposite of the true meaning of an argument).
Adrienna Turner
I will quickly review and see how this resource will be helpful for the upcoming test.
I like the chapter on "complex passages" which in Kaplan course also learned about "formal logic" which is similar phenomenon. This is also review for me to get it before test date in October. This will also be valuable insight for law school.
Therefore, it was helpful on some things but more so would be beneficial in 1L. Highlighted the main points as skimming through, and will continue to thoroughly review the formal logic concept to do better in this area not to fall for the 180s (opposite of the true meaning of an argument).
Adrienna Turner
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