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Critical Thinking
Sharon M. Kaye
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Description for Critical Thinking
Paperback. From adverts to blogs, television to newspapers, knowing what to believe is a daunting task. This book teaches you how to analyze people's arguments and explains the main 'fallacies' that are used to deceive and confuse. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 186.
Critical thinking shows people how to analyze arguments, speeches, and newspaper articles to see which faults the authors are making in their reasoning. It looks at the structure of language to demonstrate rules by which you can identify good analytical thinking and helps people to formulate clear defensible arguments themselves. As people are always trying to put a certain point/opinion across in a variety of arenas in our lives, this is a very useful skill. With real life newspaper extracts, a glossary, exercises and answers, and a guide to essay writing, this is an invaluable tool for both students wanting ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Beginner's Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851686544
SKU
V9781851686544
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99-50
About Sharon M. Kaye
Sharon M. Kaye is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, Ohio. She is the author of a dozen books, including Medieval Philosophy: A Beginner's Guide (Oneworld).
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