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Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (6th Edition) - Softcover

Browne, M. Neil; Keeley, Stuart M.

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9780130891341: Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (6th Edition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0130891347 ISBN 13: 9780130891341
Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2000

Synopsis

This book helps readers bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. It teaches them to respond to alternative points of view and develop a solid foundation for making personal choices about what to accept and what to reject as they read and listen. Chapter titles include: The Benefit of Asking the Right Questions; What are the Issue and the Conclusion?; What Are the Reasons?; What Are the Value Conflicts and Assumptions?; Are There Any Fallacies in the Reasoning?; How Good Is the Evidence: Intuition, Appeals to Authority, and Testimonials?; and What Reasonable Conclusions Are Possible?. For any critical reader who wants to enhance and develop better reasoning skills in order to make rational decisions.

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This book helps readers bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. It teaches them to respond to alternative points of view and develop a solid foundation for making personal choices about what to accept and what to reject as they read and listen. Chapter titles include: The Benefit of Asking the Right Questions; What are the Issue and the Conclusion?; What Are the Reasons?; What Are the Value Conflicts and Assumptions?; Are There Any Fallacies in the Reasoning?; How Good Is the Evidence: Intuition, Appeals to Authority, and Testimonials?; and What Reasonable Conclusions Are Possible?. For any critical reader who wants to enhance and develop better reasoning skills in order to make rational decisions.

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Publisher
Pearson College Div
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0130891347
ISBN 13 
9780130891341
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
6
Number of pages
221
Rating
  • 3.98 out of 5 stars
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