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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 574,632 ratings — published 2011
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The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 40,107 ratings — published 2011
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 140,204 ratings — published 2021
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 79,285 ratings — published 1995
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 130,181 ratings — published 2008
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 199,266 ratings — published 2018
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Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,841 ratings — published 1981
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 4,663 ratings — published 2016
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Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.17 — 9,233 ratings — published 2023
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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 5,170 ratings — published 2020
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 66 times as critical-thinking)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,790 ratings — published 2018
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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,353 ratings — published 2000
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A Rulebook for Arguments A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 3,174 ratings — published 1986
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Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 225 ratings — published
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The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8,007 ratings — published 2012
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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,098 ratings — published 2004
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How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,407 ratings — published
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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,304 ratings — published 2019
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,110 ratings — published 2014
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How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age How to Think About Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 624 ratings — published 1994
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 120,392 ratings — published 2007
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You Are Not So Smart You Are Not So Smart (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 36,012 ratings — published 2011
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Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 14,228 ratings — published 2015
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
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avg rating 4.08 — 70,448 ratings — published 2001
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 44,606 ratings — published 2008
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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avg rating 4.04 — 28,875 ratings — published 2007
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 56,703 ratings — published 2012
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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 9,964 ratings — published 1997
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 31,991 ratings — published 2018
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The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.07 — 10,019 ratings — published 2018
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 617,835 ratings — published 2005
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How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 17,766 ratings — published 1954
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 21,891 ratings — published 2015
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 64,497 ratings — published 2012
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Think Like a Freak Think Like a Freak (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 55,940 ratings — published 2014
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How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,163 ratings — published 1991
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 21,405 ratings — published 2008
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Rationality Rationality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 6,292 ratings — published 2021
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,226,614 ratings — published 2011
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The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking-Concepts and Tools The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking-Concepts and Tools (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 745 ratings — published 1999
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Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills (Audio CD)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,254 ratings — published
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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 6,681 ratings — published 2021
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Critical Thinking Skills (Palgrave Study Skills) Critical Thinking Skills (Palgrave Study Skills)
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avg rating 3.84 — 376 ratings — published 2005
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 93,670 ratings — published 2008
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 14,334 ratings — published 2014
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Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills Think Smarter: Critical Thinking to Improve Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 369 ratings — published 2014
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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 5,171 ratings — published 2013
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Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 241 ratings — published 2001
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 890,662 ratings — published 2005
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Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as critical-thinking)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,555 ratings — published 2019
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Christopher Hitchens
“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

Friedrich Nietzsche
“Doubt as sin. — Christianity has done its utmost to close the circle and declared even doubt to be sin. One is supposed to be cast into belief without reason, by a miracle, and from then on to swim in it as in the brightest and least ambiguous of elements: even a glance towards land, even the thought that one perhaps exists for something else as well as swimming, even the slightest impulse of our amphibious nature — is sin! And notice that all this means that the foundation of belief and all reflection on its origin is likewise excluded as sinful. What is wanted are blindness and intoxication and an eternal song over the waves in which reason has drowned.”
Friedrich Nietzsche, Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality

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