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The power of critical thinking: effective reasoning about ordinary and extraordinary claims

By Lewis , Vaughn

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN
9780199385423, 5395555595, 0199385424
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18598240 bytes)
Edition
Fifth Edition
Pages
xx, 578 pages: illustrations (chiefly color; 26 c
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:43
Philosophy;Education;Logic;Nonfiction;Textbooks

Description

The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning About Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims,Fifth Edition, explores the essentials of critical reasoning, argumentation, logic, and argumentative essay writing while also incorporating important topics that most other texts leave out, such as "inference to the best explanation," scientific reasoning, evidence and authority, visual reasoning, and obstacles to critical thinking. FEATURES * Hundreds of diverse exercises, examples, and illustrations * Text boxes that apply critical thinking to student experience * Step-by-step guidelines for evaluating claims, arguments, and explanations * A glossary of important terms and many reminders, summaries, and review notes

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