Asking the right questions : a guide to critical thinking /
By: Browne, M. Neil
Title By: Keeley, Stuart M
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2010.Edition: 9th ed.Description: xii, 179 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780205766208Subject(s): Criticism | Critical thinking
Summary:
Used in a variety of courses in various disciplines, Asking the Right Questions helps bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information, and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. Specifically, this concise text teaches how to think critically by exploring the components of arguments--issues, conclusions, reasons, evidence, assumptions, language--and on how to spot fallacies and manipulations and obstacles to critical thinking.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 808 BR AS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0042952 |
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Includes index.
Used in a variety of courses in various disciplines, Asking the Right Questions helps bridge the gap between simply memorizing or blindly accepting information, and the greater challenge of critical analysis and synthesis. Specifically, this concise text teaches how to think critically by exploring the components of arguments--issues, conclusions, reasons, evidence, assumptions, language--and on how to spot fallacies and manipulations and obstacles to critical thinking.