Book
The power of critical thinking
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199030439 (softcover)
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Physical Description:
print
xxii, 522 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - Edition: Fifth Canadian edition.
- Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally written by Lewis Vaughn"--title page verso. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one: basics -- 1. The power of critical thinking -- 2. The "environment" of critical thinking -- 3. Making sense of arguments -- Part two: Reasons -- 4. Reasons for belief and doubt -- 5. Faulty reasoning -- Part three: arguments -- 6. Deductive reasoning: categorical logic -- 7. Deductive reasoning: propositional logic -- 8. Inductive reasoning - Part four: explanations -- 9. Inference to the best explanation -- 10. Judging scientific theories -- 11. Contexts of application: thinking critically about health, law, and ethics -- Appendix A: essays for evaluation -- Appendix B: answers to select exercises. |
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| Subject: | Critical thinking -- Textbooks |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Library | BC 177 V37 2019 (Text) | 33109010371789 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
