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Tū arohae : inter-disciplinary critical thinking / William Fish and Stephen Duffin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland : Massey University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0994136331
  • 9780994136336
Other title:
  • Inter-disciplinary critical thinking
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.42 23
LOC classification:
  • BF441
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: Reasoning -- Reasoning and other modes of persuasion -- The elements of reasoning -- Part 2: The structure of reasoning -- Marking reasoning -- Mapping simple inferences -- Reasoning with three statements -- Real-life arguments -- Part 3: Evaluating reason -- Evaluating inference strength -- Evaluating premise plausibility -- Digging deeper into 'factual' premises -- Part 4: The big picture -- The taken for granted -- Frames and framing -- When ideologies and facts collide.
Summary: "From which detergent to buy to who we should vote for, we are constantly bombarded by reasons to believe or do something. Should we be persuaded? Should we find the reasons others give compelling? Everyone can benefit from a set of precision tools to use for evaluating reasoning. This book offers a handy critical-thinking toolbox for all areas of academic study, the workplace and daily life."--Publisher's website.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 153.42 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A540421B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 153.42 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A540413B

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Part 1: Reasoning -- Reasoning and other modes of persuasion -- The elements of reasoning -- Part 2: The structure of reasoning -- Marking reasoning -- Mapping simple inferences -- Reasoning with three statements -- Real-life arguments -- Part 3: Evaluating reason -- Evaluating inference strength -- Evaluating premise plausibility -- Digging deeper into 'factual' premises -- Part 4: The big picture -- The taken for granted -- Frames and framing -- When ideologies and facts collide.

"From which detergent to buy to who we should vote for, we are constantly bombarded by reasons to believe or do something. Should we be persuaded? Should we find the reasons others give compelling? Everyone can benefit from a set of precision tools to use for evaluating reasoning. This book offers a handy critical-thinking toolbox for all areas of academic study, the workplace and daily life."--Publisher's website.

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