Becoming a Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual (3rd Edition)
Language: English
Published by Prentice Hall, 2000
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- Title
- Becoming a Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual (3rd Edition)
- Author
- Sherry Diestler
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0130289221
- ISBN 13
- 9780130289223
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Item weight
- 1.2 pounds
This book trains readers to distinguish high-quality, well-supported arguments from arguments with little or no evidence to support them. It develops the skills required to effectively evaluate the many claims facing them as citizens, learners, consumers, and human beings, and also to be effective advocates for their beliefs. Chapter concepts cover the basic principles of logic, rhetoric, and argumentation; persuasive speaking; and media literacy. The use of editorial essays and articles offer a wide variety of perspectives, political viewpoints, and ethical concerns from diverse political, social, professional, and personal sources. For everyone who thinks — and wants to learn to do so more critically.
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From the Back Cover
Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies Becoming a Critical Thinker: A User Friendly Manual, Third Edition, offers unique tools and support that make it easy for students and instructors to integrate this online study guide with the text. The site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a variety of learning and teaching modules:
For students:
- Study Guide Modules contain multiple choice and true/false quizzes, essay questions, and other features designed to help students with self-study.
- Reference Modules provide the opportunity to quickly reach information on the Web that relates to the content in the text.
- Communication Modules include tools such as Live Chat and Message Boards to facilitate online collaboration and communication.
- Personalization Modules include our enhanced Help feature that contains a text page for browsers and plug-ins.
For instructors:
- The Syllabus Manager™ tool provides an easy-to-follow process for creating, posting, and revising a syllabus online that is accessible from any point within the companion website.
The Companion Website™ makes integrating the Internet into your course exciting and easy. Join us online and enter a new world of teaching and learning.
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