02191cam a2200349 a 4500 16294794 20150831111249.0 100621s2011 maua b 001 0 eng 2010025245 978-0205649280 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0205649289 (alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn646629077 LC PUL PUL pcc PN 83 .B7853 2011 Browne, M. Neil, 1944- Asking the right questions with readings: A guide to critical thinking. M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley. 1st ed. Boston : Prentice Hall, 2011. xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. The 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? Criticism. Critical thinking. Criticism Problems, exercises, etc. Critical thinking Problems, exercises, etc. College readers. Keeley, Stuart M., 1941- 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 26395 26395 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC PUEA PUEA GEN 2014-10-30 Books For Africa 2100.00 0 PN 83 .B7853 2011 2014-5770 2014-10-30 00:00:00 C1 2014-10-30 BK