Tom Chatfield

Critical Thinking

Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Your personal toolkit for critical thinking provides a power pack of resources to help you succeed in your essays and coursework - and in life!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 909g
• ISBN-13: 9781529718539
• ISBN-10: 1529718538
• Artikelnr.: 62922406

Autorenporträt

Dr Tom Chatfield is an author, tech philosopher and broadcaster. His books exploring the skills required to thrive in a digital age, including 'Critical Thinking' (Sage) and 'Live This Book!' (Penguin), are published in over thirty territories and languages. His debut novel, the thriller 'This Is Gomorrah' (Hodder), was published worldwide in July 2019.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Art and Science of Being Reasonable
Chapter 1: Understanding the Reasons Behind Things
Chapter 2: Spelling Out Arguments and Assumptions
Chapter 3: Reasoning With Logic and Certainty
Chapter 4: Reasoning With Observation and Uncertainty
Chapter 5: Developing Explanations and Theories
Chapter 6: Assessing Evidence and Planning Your Reading Strategy
Part II: Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World
Chapter 7: Getting to Grips With Rhetoric
Chapter 8: Seeing Through Faulty Reasoning
Chapter 9: Understanding Cognitive Bias
Chapter 10: Overcoming Bias in Yourself and Others
Chapter 11: Thinking Critically About Technology
Chapter 12: Putting It All Together: Critical Thinking in Study, Work and
Life