Reason in the Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking [Paperback] - Softcover

Sharon Bailin

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9780070073418: Reason in the Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking [Paperback]
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ISBN 10: 0070073414 ISBN 13: 9780070073418
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2010

Synopsis

Reason in the Balance is a new and unique approach to critical thinking that focuses on the practice of inquiry - critical inquiry, rather than only the critique and evaluation of arguments. Learning how to use argumentation as a way to arrive at judgments, students are better equipped to think critically. Coming to a reasoned position on complex issues is at the heart of the kind of critical thinking which people do, yet students tend to have very little understanding of how to go about these types of inquiries. Emphasizing the spirit of inquiry and the creative dimension to critical thinking, including the construction of arguments and counter examples, instead of on the mechanics of critique, sets this book apart from its competitors.

Through its focus on the practice of inquiry, Reason in the Balance equips students with the skills to make reasoned judgments.

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Publisher
McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0070073414
ISBN 13 
9780070073418
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
396
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