an introduction Fisher, Alec creator text bibliography Problems and exercises. Einführung enk 2001 monographic eng

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249 pages ; 25 cm The book meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for Critical Thinking and is written by the Chief Examiner. In this highly accessible book, Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts. Topics include: argument analysis, clarifying terms and interpreting ideas, skilful decision making and value judgements, and applying critical thinking to different subjects. Critical Thinking includes exercises that enable students to practise their critical thinking skills, as well as an appendix of examples and exercises for teachers to use and adapt. -- Publisher description What is critical thinking and how to improve it -- Identifying reasons and conclusions: the language of reasoning -- Understanding reasoning: different patterns of reasoning -- Understanding reasoning: assumptions, context and a thinking map -- Clarifying and interpreting expressions and ideas -- The acceptability of reasons: including their credibility -- Judging the credibility of sources skilfully -- Evaluating inferences: deductive validity and other grounds -- Evaluating inferences: assumptions and other relevant arguments -- Reasoning about casual explanations -- Decision making: options, consequences, values and risks juvenile Alec Fisher Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244) and index Critical thinking Critical thinking Problems, exercises, etc Critical thinking Study and teaching Reasoning Teaching education Raisonnement (Philosophie) Argumentation BC177 .F568 2001 BF441 .F497 2001 809.2 FIS 0521009847 9780521009843 UKM 020117 20231107121920.0 47983908 eng