A guide to critical thinking Browne, M. Neil 1944- creator Keeley, Stuart M. 1941- text bibliography mau Boston Prentice Hall 2011 1st ed. monographic eng

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xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 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? M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley. Includes bibliographical references and index. Criticism Critical thinking Criticism Problems, exercises, etc Critical thinking Problems, exercises, etc College readers PN 83 .B7853 2011 978-0205649280 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0205649289 (alk. paper) 2010025245 LC 100621 20150831111249.0 16294794