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More than any other textbook, Moore and Parker's "Critical Thinking" has defined the structure and content of the critical thinking course, at colleges and universities across the country - and has done so with a witty writing style that students enjoy. Now in full-color, the eighth edition brings the concepts of critical thinking to life in vivid detail, with current examples relevant to today's students.
| ISBN | 007312625X | | Pages | 592 | | ISBN13 | 9780073126258
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 1028 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 255 | | Publication date | 02 Dec 2005 | | Width (mm) | 210 | | Library of Congress | B105.T54 M | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 160 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Chapter 1: Critical Thinking Basics Claims Arguments Other Concepts and Terms Subjectivism Value Judgments "Basic Critical Thinking Skills" Two Kinds of Good Argument Deductive Arguments Inductive Arguments Recognizing Arguments The Two Parts of an Argument The Language of Arguments Two Confusions about Argument Arguments and Explanations Arguments and Persuasion Relevance, Rhetoric, and Keeping a Clear Head Recap Exercises Box 1-1 In the Media: The Talk Show Syndrome Box 1-2 On Language: Doing Things with Words Box 1-3 Real Life: The Greatest President? Chapter 2: Clear Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Clear Writing Vagueness Box 2-3 On Language: A Weakest Link Quiz Vague and Misleading Comparisons Ambiguous Claims Semantic ambiguity Syntax ambiguity Grouping ambiguity The Fallacies of Composition and Division Recognizing and Deciphering Ambiguity Defining Terms The Purpose of Definitions Types of Definitions Rhetorical Definitions Writing Argumentative Essays Principles of organization and focus Good writing practices Essay types to avoid Persuasive writing Writing in a Diverse Society Recap Exercises Box 2-1 Real Life: Who Said What? Box 2-2 In the Media: Say What? Box 2-4 Real Life: Misleading Comparisons in Medical Studies Box 2-5 Real Life: Cause for Alarm? Box 2-6 In the Media: A Misleading Mathematical Visual Box 2-7 Real Life: Misleading Averages Box 2-8: On Language: Making Ambiguity Work for You Box 2-9: On Language: Check Your Chart Box 2-10: In Depth: More Examples of Critical Thinking Box 2-11: On Language: And while We're on the Subject of Good Writing Box 2-12: On Language: Avoiding Sexist Language Chapter 3: Credibility The Claim and its Source Assessing the Content of the Claim Does the Claim Conflict with Our Personal Observations? Does the Claim Conflict with our Background Information? Credibility of a Source Credibility and the News Media Government Management of the News Media Foul-Ups Bias within the Media Talk Radio The Internet Advertising Recap Exercises Box 3-1: Real Life: The Nigerian Advance Fee 419 Fraud: The Internet's Longest-Running Scam Box 3-2: Real Life: Could he be an Interested Party? Box 3-3: Real Life: Who Do You Trust? Box 3-4: In the Media: The Lake Wobegon Effect Box 3-5: Real Life: "Eyewitness Accounts" Box 3-6: Real Life: When is a Scam not a Scam? Box 3-7: Real Life: The Boeing 757 Conspiracy Box 3-8: Real Life: Fib Wizards Box 3-9: Real Life: Who Can you trust? Box 3-10: Real Life: Do Your Ears Stick Out Box 3-11: In the Media: Schwarzenegger's News Box 3-12: In the Media: Fox news, PBS, and Misperceptions of the Iraq War Box 3-13: In the Media: Saving Private Jessica Box 3-14: In the Media: The Public Agony over Terri Schiavo Box 3-15: In the Media: Bloggers on Prime Time Box 3-16: Real Life: When is an Ad not an Ad? When it's Product Placement! Box 3-17: On Language: Celebrity Endorsements We Can Live With Chapter 4: Persuasion through Rhetoric: Common Devices and Techniques Euphemisms and Dysphemisms Rhetorical Comparisons, Definitions, and Explanations Stereotypes Innuendo Loaded Questions Weaslers Downplayers Horse Laugh/Ridicule/Sarcasm Hyperbole Proof Surrogates Persuasive "Rhetoric" in Photographs and Other Images Recap Exercises Box 4-1: Real Life: The Death Tax Box 4-2: On Language: Don't Think of an Elephant Box 4-3: On Language: Legislative Misnomers Box 4-4: In the Media: Photographic Innuendo Box 4-5: In Depth: Innuendo with Statistics Box 4-6: In Depth: Don't Get Carried Away Chapter 5: More Rhetorical Devices: Psychological and Related Fallacies The "Argument" from Outrage Scare Tactics Other Fallacies based on Emotions Rationalizing Everyone Knows! Subjectivism Again! The Relativist Fallacy Two Wrongs Make a Right Red Herring/Smokescreen Recap Exercises Box 5-1: In the Media: Christopher Shay as a beauty queen Box 5-2: Examples from Life: Rhetoric and Social Security Box 5-3: Exa
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