01977cam a2200301 a 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200039000840200028001230350024001510400017001750420008001920500023002001000028002232450112002512500012003632600036003753000034004115040051004455051000004966500015014966500023015116500041015346500049015756500021016247000030016451629479420150831111249.0100621s2011    maua     b    001 0 eng    a  2010025245  a978-0205649280 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a0205649289 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn646629077  aLCcPULdPUL  apcc00aPN 83b.B7853 20111 aBrowne, M. Neil,d1944-10aAsking the right questions with readings:bA guide to critical thinking.cM. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley.  a1st ed.  aBoston :bPrentice Hall,c2011.  axii, 340 p. :bill. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe benefit of asking the right questions -- Critical thinking as a social activity -- What are the issue and the conclusion? -- What are the reasons? -- What words or phrases are ambiguous? -- What are the value and descriptive assumptions? -- Are there any fallacies in the reasoning? -- How good is the evidence : intuition, personal experience, testimonials, and appeals to authority? -- How good is the evidence : personal observation, research studies, case examples, and analogies? -- Are there rival causes? -- Are the statistics deceptive? -- What significant information is omitted? -- What reasonable conclusions are possible? -- Overcoming obstacles to critical thinking -- Should we protect children from advertising? -- What is the proper role of government in improving the qualitty of families in our culture? -- What is the secret to happiness? -- In what ways can the media influence society and what can we do about it? -- What role does physical appearance play in our lives? 0aCriticism. 0aCritical thinking. 0aCriticismvProblems, exercises, etc. 0aCritical thinkingvProblems, exercises, etc. 0aCollege readers.1 aKeeley, Stuart M.,d1941-