Critical Reasoning

Zusatztext This excellent text is a great introduction to the subject. It will be useful for students at A level and University undergraduates. The concepts and issues are clearly presented and the exercises will help students develop their critical skills. I am strongly recommending it to my students.Patrick Macartney! School of Sociology and Social Policy! University of Leeds! UKThis is an excellent book! which offers everyone the opportunity to improve their Critical Thinking abilities.Maureen Rhoden! School of Architecture & Construction University of Greenwich! UK Informationen zum Autor Anne Thomsonwas formerlyHonorary Lecturer and Fellow of the School of Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia. She works for examination boards in the UK on tests of Critical Thinking! andis author of Critical Reasoning in Ethics (Routledge 1999). Klappentext We all engage in the process of reasoning! but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practise reasoning! with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well and of improving the reader's skill in analyzing and evaluating arguments. Zusammenfassung We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practise reasoning, with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well and of improving the reader's skill in analyzing and evaluating arguments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Analysing Reasoning 2. Evaluating Reasoning 3.Recognising Implications 4. Evaluating Evidence and Authorities5. Two Skills in the Use of Language 6.Exercising the Skills of Reasoning 7. Constructing Reasoning. Answers to Exercises. Bibliography and Further Reading. Index

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Anne Thomsonwas formerlyHonorary Lecturer and Fellow of the School of Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia. She works for examination boards in the UK on tests of Critical Thinking, andis author of Critical Reasoning in Ethics (Routledge 1999).

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We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practise reasoning, with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well and of improving the reader's skill in analyzing and evaluating arguments.

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Introduction 1. Analysing Reasoning 2. Evaluating Reasoning 3. Recognising Implications 4. Evaluating Evidence and Authorities 5. Two Skills in the Use of Language 6. Exercising the Skills of Reasoning 7. Constructing Reasoning. Answers to Exercises. Bibliography and Further Reading. Index