Critical Thinking

by Gary Kemp (Author), Gary Kemp (Author), Tracy Bowell (Author), Gary Kemp (Author), Gary Kemp (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $7.09

  Critical Thinking is a much-needed guide to thinking skills and above all to thinking critically for oneself. Through clear discussion, students learn the skills required to tell a good argument from a bad one.
  Key features include:
  *jargon-free discussion of key concepts in argumentation
  *how to avoid confusions surrounding words such as 'truth', 'knowledge' and 'opinion'
  *how to identify and evaluate the most common types of argument
  *how to spot fallacies in arguments and tell good reasoning from bad
  *topical examples from politics, sport, medicine, music
  *chapter summaries, glossary and exercises
  Critical Thinking is essential reading for anyone, student or professional, seeking to improve their reasoning and arguing skills.

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.50

  Attempts to persuade us - to believe something, to do something, to buy something - are everywhere. What is less clear is how to think critically about such attempts and how to distinguish those that are sound arguments. Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide is a much needed guide to argument analysis and a clear introduction to thinking clearly and rationally for oneself. Accessibly written, this book equips students with the essential skills required to tell a good argument from a bad one. Key features of the book include: - clear, jargon-free discussion of key concepts in argumentation - how to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as 'truth', 'knowledge' and 'opinion' - how to identify and evaluate the most common types of argument - how to spot fallacies and tell good reasoning from bad - chapter summaries, exercises, examples and a glossary. The second edition has been updated to include topical new examples from politics, sport, medicine and music, as well as new exercises throughout.