{"product_id":"critical-thinking-9781472595683","title":"Critical Thinking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou 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? \u003c\/i\u003eFor anyone tackling philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Robert Arp and Jamie Carlin Watson cover the topics found in an introductory course.Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Topics include: the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments deductive validity and soundness inductive strength and cogencyinference to the best explanation truth tables tools for argument assessmentinformal and formal fallacies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its new glossary and appendix material, novel real-life examples and freshly created summary boxes, Arp and Watson’s second edition of \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is now the most incisive (and still affordable) introduction to the subject matter. Philosophy majors, law school aspirants, students taking the GRE, of if you just want to improve your reasoning skills—this is the book for you. -- Kevin Decker, Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Washington University, USA\u003cbr\u003eWell-explained, clearly laid out and hip, this is one of the best—if not the best—critical thinking textbooks on the market today. \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e comes close to hitting the ideal balance between explanation and meaningful practice, making this book the whole package -- Adam Barkman, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Redeemer University College, Canada\u003cbr\u003eEngagingly written with a good mix of academic and real life examples and exercises, this textbook by Arp and Watson is a great option for a wide range of logic courses.  Covering all of the terrain required by a logic text, this book does a very nice job of taking on what can be dauntingly formal topics in a way that doesn’t feel so abstract and obscure.  Unlike many other logic books, this text does a much more thorough job on inductive logic—a topic seriously neglected in too many logic books—and includes a much welcomed section on putting all of the critical thinking skills learned together.  Highly recommended. -- Benjamin W. McCraw, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina Upstate, USA\u003cbr\u003eThis is a great text for any critical thinking or introductory logic course. Jamie and Rob have a way of explaining key words and ideas simply and clearly, providing examples that students observe in everyday life. -- Matt Stanfill, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Pensacola State College, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e balances clarity, detail and a user-friendly approach for students with the kind of rigor and care instructors will welcome. As a thorough introduction to basic tools of logic, probability and scientific reasoning, this text is a winner. -- Robert Bass, Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA\u003cbr\u003eWatson and Arp have built an accessible portal for students learning logic and its basis in human language and expression. In addition to serving courses on formal logic, the text provides straightforward and clear supplements for instructors who teach college writing with a focus on argumentation. In particular, its sections on the challenges of inductive reasoning and logical fallacies will prove especially helpful for showing undergraduates how to better analyze evidence and critique arguments. -- Ray Bossert, Assistant Professor of English and Writing Center Director, Notre Dame of Maryland University, USA\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Robert Arp and Jamie Watson provide the tools to overcome one of the greatest deficits in the developed world: that of critical thinking. -- Jai Galliott, Senior Research Associate, The University of New South Wales, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Second Edition  \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Basics of Good Reasoning\u003c\/b\u003e 1. The Basic Tools of Reasoning 2. Evaluating Arguments \u003cb\u003ePart II: Deductive Reasoning\u003c\/b\u003e 3. Thinking and Reasoning with Categories 4. Basic Propositional Logic 5. Truth Tables 6. Rules of Inference \u003cb\u003ePart III: Inductive Reasoning \u003c\/b\u003e 7. Probability and Induction 8. Inductive Arguments 9. Experiment and Inference to the Best Explanation 10. Informal Fallacies 11. Putting it All Together 12. Reasoning on Graduate Entrance Exams Glossary Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138282160471,"sku":"9781472595683","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472595683.jpg?v=1751918728","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-thinking-9781472595683","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}