Bowell, Tracy
Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide
- ISBN 13:
- 9780815371434
- author:
- Bowell, Tracy
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- CRC Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 338
- Dimensions:
- 24.8 x 17.1 centimetres (0.61 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide provides students with the essential concepts and techniques for identifying, analysing, and assessing arguments. This accessible book equips readers with the tools to become successful critical thinkers, able to act and believe based on good reasons. It covers key topics, including core concepts in argumentation, language and its role in obscuring arguments, and how to distinguish between argumentation and rhetoric. The fifth edition has been revised and updated, featuring expanded examples, Venn diagrams, and discussions on fake news and contemporary phenomena.