An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity Think More, Think Better
"This book is about the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity. The majority of the content is on critical thinking since more topics are naturally involved and since they can be discussed readily and systematically. The last few chapters are devoted to creativity and research methodology, not typical the book's plethora of competition. Each chapter introduces a specific topic, usually by introducing the relevant theories in conjunction with realistic examples that show how the theories can be applied. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises whose solutions are detailed at the rear of the book. While the writing style is purposefully informal, the presentation is complete, at least with respect to the intended introductory level."
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9781118033425, 9780470195093, 9781118033449, 9781118033432, 1118033426, 0470195096, 1118033442, 1118033434
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Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Thinking and writing clearly 11 3 Definitions 21 4 Necessary and sufficient conditions 33 5 Linguistic pitfalls 41 6 Truth 53 7 Basic logic 59 8 Identifying arguments 69 9 Valid and sound arguments 75 10 Inductive reasoning 87 11 Argument mapping 95 12 Argument analysis 107 13 Scientific reasoning 113 14 Mill's methods 125 15 Reasoning about causation 133 16 Diagrams of causal processes 141 17 Statistics and probability 145 18 Thinking about values 159 19 Fallacies 173 20 Cognitive biases 185 21 Analogical reasoning 195 22 Making rational decisions 201 23 What is creativity? 215 24 Creative thinking habits 223 Solutions to exercises 233 Bibliography 256 Index 261
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