Thinking Well : An Introduction to Critical Thinking with Free Critical Thinking PowerWeb
by Kelly, Stewart E.Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2002-05-30
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
Both logically rigorous and user-friendly, this text challenges students to develop the skills necessary for thinking well, emphasizing both the precise use of language and the correct application of good thinking skills.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction to Critical Thinking
2. Obstacles to Thinking Well
3. Definitions and the Importance of Language
4. The Basic Elements of an Argument
5. Distinguishing Good Arguments from Bad Ones
6. Fallacies
7. Knowledge and Worldview
8. Thinking About Values
9. Putting It All Together
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
2. Obstacles to Thinking Well
3. Definitions and the Importance of Language
4. The Basic Elements of an Argument
5. Distinguishing Good Arguments from Bad Ones
6. Fallacies
7. Knowledge and Worldview
8. Thinking About Values
9. Putting It All Together
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
4. The Basic Elements of an Argument
5. Distinguishing Good Arguments from Bad Ones
6. Fallacies
7. Knowledge and Worldview
8. Thinking About Values
9. Putting It All Together
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
6. Fallacies
7. Knowledge and Worldview
8. Thinking About Values
9. Putting It All Together
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
8. Thinking About Values
9. Putting It All Together
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
10. Essays for Analysis
Anthony Flint, Rutgers Senior Finds His $7 How-To In Demand Among College Students / George Will, The Real Opiate of the Masses / Bob Dole, A Tough but Responsible Solution / Thurgood Marshall, Dissenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia (1976) / Mark Twain, Little Bessie / Associated Press, Court Orders Treatment on Boy / Ralph Diaz, Save African Children / National Review, We Arent the World / Peter Singer, Rich and Poor / Garrett Hardin, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
Suggested Readings
Chapters 18 each have Summary and Glossary sections.
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