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Critical Thinking
An Introduction to Reasoning Well
Taschenbuch von Jamie Carlin Watson (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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'You shouldn't drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.' Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right?

For anyone tackling philosophical logic for the first time, here is a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Jamie Carlin Watson, Robert Arp and Skyler King cover the topics found in an introductory course.

Now revised and fully updated, this 3rd edition gives you the chance to develop critical thinking skills that can be used in and out of the classroom. Two new chapters on reasoning in the age of conspiracy theories and fake news demonstrate how to apply reason and avoid being dissuaded by the persuasive power of evidence-free emoting. Features include a glossary, chapter goals, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Chapter topics, organised around real-life examples such as predicting the weather, a murder mystery and the Ouija board, cover:

- the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments
- deductive validity and soundness
- inductive strength and cogency
- inference to the best explanation
- truth tables
- tools for argument assessment
- informal and formal fallacies

This entertaining and easy-to-follow introduction is a complete beginner's tool set to good reasoning, analyzing and arguing.
'You shouldn't drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.' Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right?

For anyone tackling philosophical logic for the first time, here is a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Jamie Carlin Watson, Robert Arp and Skyler King cover the topics found in an introductory course.

Now revised and fully updated, this 3rd edition gives you the chance to develop critical thinking skills that can be used in and out of the classroom. Two new chapters on reasoning in the age of conspiracy theories and fake news demonstrate how to apply reason and avoid being dissuaded by the persuasive power of evidence-free emoting. Features include a glossary, chapter goals, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Chapter topics, organised around real-life examples such as predicting the weather, a murder mystery and the Ouija board, cover:

- the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments
- deductive validity and soundness
- inductive strength and cogency
- inference to the best explanation
- truth tables
- tools for argument assessment
- informal and formal fallacies

This entertaining and easy-to-follow introduction is a complete beginner's tool set to good reasoning, analyzing and arguing.
Über den Autor
Jamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA. He is author of Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2020).

Robert Arp is a Researcher and Analyst for projects with the US Army at Ft. Leavenworth, USA. He is the author of 1001 Ideas that Changed the Way We Think (2013). He is also co-editor of South Park and Philosophy (2006), Batman and Philosophy (2008) and Philosophy and Breaking Bad (2017).

Skyler King is Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Accompanying online resources include updated exercises, an answer key, a glossary and help with real life examples
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface to the Third Edition

Part I: The Basics of Good Reasoning

1. The Basic Tools of Reasoning
2. Evaluating Arguments

Part II: Deductive Reasoning
3. Thinking and Reasoning with Categories
4. Basic Propositional Logic
5. Truth Tables
6. Rules of Inference

Part III: Inductive Reasoning
7. Probability and Induction
Real-life Examples
8. Inductive Arguments
Real-life Examples
9. Experiment and Inference to the Best Explanation
10. Informal Fallacies
Real-life Examples

Part IV: Application
11. Putting it All Together
12. Reasoning in the age of Conspiracy Theories
13. Reasoning in the age of Fake News

Glossary
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 536
ISBN-13: 9781350232938
ISBN-10: 1350232939
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Watson, Jamie Carlin
Arp, Robert
King, Skyler
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 231 x 155 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Jamie Carlin Watson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,808 kg
preigu-id: 127331449
Über den Autor
Jamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA. He is author of Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2020).

Robert Arp is a Researcher and Analyst for projects with the US Army at Ft. Leavenworth, USA. He is the author of 1001 Ideas that Changed the Way We Think (2013). He is also co-editor of South Park and Philosophy (2006), Batman and Philosophy (2008) and Philosophy and Breaking Bad (2017).

Skyler King is Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Kansas, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Accompanying online resources include updated exercises, an answer key, a glossary and help with real life examples
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface to the Third Edition

Part I: The Basics of Good Reasoning

1. The Basic Tools of Reasoning
2. Evaluating Arguments

Part II: Deductive Reasoning
3. Thinking and Reasoning with Categories
4. Basic Propositional Logic
5. Truth Tables
6. Rules of Inference

Part III: Inductive Reasoning
7. Probability and Induction
Real-life Examples
8. Inductive Arguments
Real-life Examples
9. Experiment and Inference to the Best Explanation
10. Informal Fallacies
Real-life Examples

Part IV: Application
11. Putting it All Together
12. Reasoning in the age of Conspiracy Theories
13. Reasoning in the age of Fake News

Glossary
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 536
ISBN-13: 9781350232938
ISBN-10: 1350232939
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Watson, Jamie Carlin
Arp, Robert
King, Skyler
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 231 x 155 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Jamie Carlin Watson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.02.2024
Gewicht: 0,808 kg
preigu-id: 127331449
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