Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking, Seventh Edition

Browne, M. Neil; Keeley, Stuart M.

ISBN 10: 0131829939 / ISBN 13: 9780131829930

Published by Prentice Hall, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking, Seventh Edition
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131829939
• ISBN 13: 9780131829930
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

This highly popular 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. KEY TOPICS Specific chapter topics include the benefit of asking the right questions, issues and conclusions, reasons, ambiguous words or phrases, value conflicts and assumptions, descriptive assumptions, fallacies in reasoning, measuring the validity the evidence, rival causes, deceptive statistics, omitted significant information, and possible reasonable conclusions. For individuals seeking to improve their critical thinking capabilities.

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This highly popular 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. Specific chapter topics include the benefit of asking the right questions, issues and conclusions, reasons, ambiguous words or phrases, value conflicts and assumptions, descriptive assumptions, fallacies in reasoning, measuring the validity the evidence, rival causes, deceptive statistics, omitted significant information, and possible reasonable conclusions. For individuals seeking to improve their critical thinking capabilities.