Bassham, Gregory,
Critical thinking : a student's introduction / by Gregory Bassham, William Irwin, Henry Nardone, James M. Wallace. - Seventh edition. - New York, NY : McGraw Hill LLC, c2023. - xiii, A-2, ANS-14, I-12, 497 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction to critical thinking -- Chapter 2 Recognizing arguments -- Chapter 3 Basic logic concepts -- Chapter 4 Language -- Chapter 5 Logical fallacies—I -- Chapter 6 Logical Fallacies—II -- Chapter 7 Analyzing arguments -- Chapter 8 Evaluating arguments and truth claims -- Chapter 9 A Little Categorical logic -- Chapter 10 A little propositional logic -- Chapter 11 Inductive reasoning -- Chapter 12 Finding evaluating, and using sources -- Chapter 13 Writing argumentative essays -- 14 Thinking critically about the media -- Chapter 15 Science and pseudoscience.
"Nothing is more powerful than reason.
-Saint Augustine.
The first edition of Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction grew out of our conviction that a critical thinking text that works-that produces real, measur-able improvement in students' critical reasoning skills, attitudes, and habits-must have two essential features:
• It must be a text that today's gadget-loving students actually read.
• It must provide abundant, class-tested exercises that give students the practice they need to develop as maturing critical thinkers.
In revising Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction for this edition, we've tried to remain faithful to this original vision. Many passages have been rewritten to make the book clearer and (we hope) more engaging and accessible. In addition, several new readings have been added to keep the text timely culturally relevant." —Preface
Adult
Text in English
9781265204600 [paperback]
Critical thinking.
Critical thinking : a student's introduction / by Gregory Bassham, William Irwin, Henry Nardone, James M. Wallace. - Seventh edition. - New York, NY : McGraw Hill LLC, c2023. - xiii, A-2, ANS-14, I-12, 497 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Chapter 1 Introduction to critical thinking -- Chapter 2 Recognizing arguments -- Chapter 3 Basic logic concepts -- Chapter 4 Language -- Chapter 5 Logical fallacies—I -- Chapter 6 Logical Fallacies—II -- Chapter 7 Analyzing arguments -- Chapter 8 Evaluating arguments and truth claims -- Chapter 9 A Little Categorical logic -- Chapter 10 A little propositional logic -- Chapter 11 Inductive reasoning -- Chapter 12 Finding evaluating, and using sources -- Chapter 13 Writing argumentative essays -- 14 Thinking critically about the media -- Chapter 15 Science and pseudoscience.
"Nothing is more powerful than reason.
-Saint Augustine.
The first edition of Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction grew out of our conviction that a critical thinking text that works-that produces real, measur-able improvement in students' critical reasoning skills, attitudes, and habits-must have two essential features:
• It must be a text that today's gadget-loving students actually read.
• It must provide abundant, class-tested exercises that give students the practice they need to develop as maturing critical thinkers.
In revising Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction for this edition, we've tried to remain faithful to this original vision. Many passages have been rewritten to make the book clearer and (we hope) more engaging and accessible. In addition, several new readings have been added to keep the text timely culturally relevant." —Preface
Adult
Text in English
9781265204600 [paperback]
Critical thinking.