Concise Guide to Critical Thinking by Vaughn, Lewis

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Concise Guide to Critical Thinking
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190692898
ISBN-13
9780190692896
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239586701

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
344 Pages, 352 Pages
Publication Name
Concise Guide to Critical Thinking
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Educational Psychology, General, Logic
Type
Textbook
Author
Lewis Vaughn
Subject Area
Philosophy, Education
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.5 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
6.4 in
Item Width
9.1 in

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College Audience
LCCN
2017-008092
Dewey Edition
23
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"Vaughn's text covers all that an introduction to critical thinking should cover, is well-written, features thought-provoking examples and exercises, and is reasonably priced."--Nicholas Smith, Borough of Manhattan Community College "Vaughn's Concise Guide to Critical Thinking does an excellent job in covering how to evaluate different theories/hypotheses--in a concise yet thorough manner. It is far better than any text I have used for informal logic."--Chris Kramer, Rock Valley College, "Vaughn's text covers all that an introduction to critical thinking should cover, is well-written, features thought-provoking examples and exercises, and is reasonably priced."--Nicholas Smith, Borough of Manhattan Community College"Vaughn's Concise Guide to Critical Thinking does an excellent job in covering how to evaluate different theories/hypotheses--in a concise yet thorough manner. It is far better than any text I have used for informal logic."--Chris Kramer, Rock Valley College
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
160
Table Of Content
Note: each chapter ends with:- Key words- Exercises- Self-assessment quiz- Writing assignments1. Critical Thinking, Facts, and Feelings- Why It Matters- Claims and Reasons- Reasons and Arguments- Arguments in the Rough- Skepticism and Relativism2. Obstacles to Critical Thinking- Psychological Obstacles-- Self-Centered Thinking-- Group-Centered Thinking-- Resisting Contrary Evidence-- Looking for Confirming Evidence-- Preferring Available Evidence- Philosophical Obstacles-- Subjective Relativism-- Social Relativism-- Skepticism3. Identifying and Evaluating Arguments- Argument Basics- Judging Arguments- Uncovering Implied Premises- Assessing Long Arguments4. Deductive Argument Patterns- Common Forms-- Modus Ponens-- Modus Tollens-- Hypothetical Syllogism-- Disjunctive Syllogism-- Invalid Argument Forms- Reductio Ad Absurdum5. Inductive Arguments and Statistics- Enumerative Induction-- Sample Size-- Representativeness- Opinion Polls- Analogical Induction-- Relevant Similarities-- Relevant Dissimilarities-- The Number of Instances Compared-- Diversity Among Cases6. Evidence and Experts- When Claims Conflict- Experts and Authorities- Biased Opinions- The Evidence of Personal Experience-- Impairment-- Expectation-- Innumeracy and Probability- Advertising and Persuasion-- Identification-- Slogans-- Misleading Comparisons- Evaluating Sources: The Internet and Beyond7. Causal Arguments- Testing for Causes-- Agreement or Difference-- Both Agreement and Difference-- Correlation- Causal Confusions-- Misidentifying Relevant Factors-- Mishandling Multiple Factors-- Being Misled by Coincidence-- Confusing Cause with Temporal Order-- Confusing Cause and Effect- Necessary and Sufficient Conditions8. Inference to the Best Explanation- The Scientific Explanations and Inference- Theories and Consistency- Theories and Criteria-- Testability-- Fruitfulness-- Scope-- Simplicity-- Conservatism- Telling Good Theories from Bad-- A Doomed Flight-- An Amazing Cure9. Judging Scientific Theories- Science and Not Science- The Scientific Method- Testing Scientific Theories- Judging Scientific Theories-- Copernicus Versus Ptolemy-- Evolution Versus Creationism- Science and Weird Theories- Making Weird Mistakes-- Leaping to the Weirdest Theory-- Mixing What Seems with What Is-- Misunderstanding the Possibilities- Judging Weird Theories-- Crop Circles-- Talking with the Dead10. Fallacies and Persuaders- Fallacies of Irrelevant Premises-- Genetic Fallacy-- Composition-- Division-- Appeal to the Person-- Equivocation-- Appeal to Popularity-- Appeal to Tradition-- Appeal to Ignorance-- Appeal to Emotion-- Red Herring-- Straw Man-- Two Wrongs Make a Right- Fallacies of Unacceptable Premises-- Begging the Question-- False Dilemma-- Decision-Point Fallacy-- Slippery Slope-- Hasty Generalization- Persuaders: Rhetorical Moves-- Innuendo-- Euphemisms and Dysphemisms-- Stereotyping-- Ridicule-- Rhetorical Definitions11. Critical Thinking in Morality and the Law- Moral Arguments- Moral Premises- Moral Theories-- Evaluating Moral Theories-- Two Important Theories- Legal Reasoning- A Coherent Worldview12. Writing Argumentative Essays- Basic Essay Structure- Guidelines for Writing the Essay- From Issue to Thesis- From Thesis to Outline- From Outline to First Draft- Matters of Style and Content-- Definitions-- Ambiguity-- Vagueness-- An Annotated Sample PaperAppendix A: Answers to ExercisesAppendix B: Answers to Self-Assessment QuestionsGlossaryIndex
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 devising 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 review questions, exercises for applying critical thinking skills, writing assignments and prompts, and self-assessment quizzes, Concise Guide to Critical Thinking is a clear and economical introduction to critical thinking and argumentative writing. Based on the market-leading text a href="https://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199030439.html"The Power of Critical Thinking/a, this concise version provides thorough coverage of foundational topics including identifying, evaluating, and devising deductive and inductive arguments; obstacles to critical thinking; inference to the best explanation; and evaluating evidence, authority, and credibility.
LC Classification Number
BC177.V379 2017

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