Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies
£12.30
Turbocharge your reasoning with Critical Thinking
Just what are the ingredients of a great argument? What is the secret to communicating your ideas clearly and persuasively? And how do you see through sloppy thinking and flim-flam? If you’ve ever asked any of these questions, then this book is for you!
These days, strong critical thinking skills provide a vital foundation for academic success, and Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies offers a clear and unintimidating introduction to what can otherwise be a pretty complex topic. Inside, you’ll get hands-on, lively, and fun exercises that you can put to work today to improve your arguments and pin down key issues.
With this accessible and friendly guide, you’ll get plain-English instruction on how to identify other people’s assumptions, methodology, and conclusions, evaluate evidence, and interpret texts effectively. You’ll also find tips and guidance on reading between the lines, assessing validity – and even advice on when not to apply logic too rigidly!
Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies:
- Provides tools and strategies from a range of disciplines great for developing your reflective thinking skills
- Offers expert guidance on sound reasoning and textual analysis
- Shows precisely how to use concept mapping and brainstorming to generate insights
- Demonstrates how critical thinking skills is a proven path to success as a student
Whether you’re undertaking reviews, planning research projects or just keen to give your brain a workout, Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies equips you with everything you need to succeed.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (24 April 2015), For Dummies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 378 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781118924723 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1118924723 |
| Dimensions | 13.97 x 2.29 x 21.34 cm |
by W. J. Murphy
This is a very practical and accessible introduction to critical thinking. You’ll need more if you’re off to university or college, but it’s a good place to start.
by Dr Roger A Prentis
This is a really good book – the quality of which is somewhat hampered by the “for dummies” title in my view. This is a subject that is critical (sic) and Martin Cohen’s book deals with it in a very good and accessible way. Very well worth the read!
by Sugar-man
Interesting and funny book wirth lots of information to learn andmany mind games toremembrer some of the most seful methods of this book . But … still have questions !
by M
I consider myself a bit of a ‘dummie’ sometimes, hence why I bought this book, however I feel that this book offers a little too much information for someone who knows very little about the subject (me) and found that a lot of the explanations can be very long winded.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a brilliant book, but whilst reading it I often found myself putting the book down because I had to google certain words which I probably shouldn’t have to do whilst reading a ‘for dummies’ book. I don’t feel that the book is aimed at complete novices.
Overall though, a very useful book.
by Ilyas
Could have been better. Lots of useful information about critical thinking but less information about methods of argument analysis and other similar areas
by Paul Hickman
A handy reference point for the subject and a book to refer to again and again as a checklist when writing reports, essays and structuring presentations. A great handrail to use as a checklist.
by NzingaVibez
Money we’ll spent for beginners
by SixHats
I found this to be entertaining as well as informative. The author writes clearly and has an easygoing informal style which helped make the weighty subject that much more accessible. Would recommend.