The Resource Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study, Tom Chatfield
Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study, Tom Chatfield
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The item Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study, Tom Chatfield represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "This helpful book is your personal toolkit for critical thinking. Author Tom Chatfield will show you how to sharpen your critical thinking by developing and practicing this specific set of skills, so you can: Spot an argument and understand why reasoning matters; Discover errors and evaluate evidence; Understand and account for bias; Become a savvy user of technology; and Develop clear, confident critical writing"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- vii, 314 pages
- Contents
-
- Welcome to the book!
- What is critical thinking (and why does it matter)?
- The Art and Science of Being Reasonable. Understanding the reasons behind things
- Spelling out arguments and assumptions
- Reasoning with logic and certainty
- Reasoning with observation and uncertainty
- Developing explanations and theories
- Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy
- Intermission
- Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World. Getting to grips with rhetoric
- Seeing through faulty reasoning
- Understanding cognitive bias
- Overcoming bias in yourself and others
- Thinking critically about technology
- Putting it all together : critical thinking in study, work and life
- Isbn
- 9781473947146
- Label
- Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study
- Title
- Critical thinking
- Title remainder
- your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Chatfield
- Title variation
- Your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This helpful book is your personal toolkit for critical thinking. Author Tom Chatfield will show you how to sharpen your critical thinking by developing and practicing this specific set of skills, so you can: Spot an argument and understand why reasoning matters; Discover errors and evaluate evidence; Understand and account for bias; Become a savvy user of technology; and Develop clear, confident critical writing"--
- Assigning source
- Publisher's website
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Chatfield, Tom
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Critical thinking
- Logic
- Reasoning
- Label
- Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study, Tom Chatfield
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-308) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Welcome to the book! -- What is critical thinking (and why does it matter)? -- The Art and Science of Being Reasonable. Understanding the reasons behind things -- Spelling out arguments and assumptions -- Reasoning with logic and certainty -- Reasoning with observation and uncertainty -- Developing explanations and theories -- Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy -- Intermission -- Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World. Getting to grips with rhetoric -- Seeing through faulty reasoning -- Understanding cognitive bias -- Overcoming bias in yourself and others -- Thinking critically about technology -- Putting it all together : critical thinking in study, work and life
- Control code
- on1015324128
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- vii, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781473947146
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1015324128
- Label
- Critical thinking : your guide to effective argument, successful analysis & independent study, Tom Chatfield
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [303]-308) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Welcome to the book! -- What is critical thinking (and why does it matter)? -- The Art and Science of Being Reasonable. Understanding the reasons behind things -- Spelling out arguments and assumptions -- Reasoning with logic and certainty -- Reasoning with observation and uncertainty -- Developing explanations and theories -- Assessing evidence and planning your reading strategy -- Intermission -- Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World. Getting to grips with rhetoric -- Seeing through faulty reasoning -- Understanding cognitive bias -- Overcoming bias in yourself and others -- Thinking critically about technology -- Putting it all together : critical thinking in study, work and life
- Control code
- on1015324128
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- vii, 314 pages
- Isbn
- 9781473947146
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1015324128
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