Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsEvery chapter concludes with Warm-Up Exercises, Applications, Issue for Extended Analysis
Part I Be Aware
1 Developing Your Thinking: An Overview
What Is Thinking?
The Importance of Thinking
Brain and Mind at Work
Good Thinking Is a Habit
The Structure of This Book
Getting the Most from Your Efforts
Using Feelings to Advantage
Learning to Concentrate
Coping with Frustration
Making Discussion Meaningful
Preliminary Thinking Strategies
Sample Exercises and Responses
2 Establish a Foundation
Free Will Versus Determinism
What Is Truth?
What Is Knowing?
Ways of Knowing
The Problem of Remembering
What Are Opinions?
Understanding Cause and Effect
Debating Moral Questions
The Basis of Moral Judgment
Dealing with Dilemmas
A Special Thinking Strategy
3 Broaden Your Perspective
Becoming an Individual
Habits That Hinder Thinking
Overcoming Bad Habits
4 Be a Critical Reader, Listener, and Viewer
Critical Evaluation Defined
Making Important Distinctions
A Strategy for Critical Reading
A Sample Evaluation and Judgment
A Strategy for Critical Listening
A Strategy for Critical Viewing
How Critical Analysis Relates to Writing
Part II Be Creative
5 The Creative Process
Key Facts About Creativity
Characteristics of Creative People
Applying Creativity to Problems and Issues
Stages in the Creative Process
6 Search for Challenges
The Importance of Curiosity
How Curiosity Is Lost
Regaining Your Curiosity
Six Helpful Techniques
7 Express the Problem or Issue
Distinguishing Problems from Issues
Expressing Problems
Expressing Issues
When Problems Become Issues
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