Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites
Thinking Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Second edition
John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites
Thinking Skills
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Second edition
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Contents
Unit 1 Thinking and reasoning
1.1 Thinking as a skill 1.2 An introduction to critical thinking 1.3 Solutions not problems
Unit 2 Critical thinking: the basics
2.1 Claims, assertions, statements 2.2 Judging claims 2.3 Argument 2.4 Identifying arguments 2.5 Analysing arguments 2.6 Complex arguments 2.7 Conclusions 2.8 Reasons 2.9 Assumptions 2.10 Flaws and fallacies
Unit 3 Problem solving: basic skills
3.1 What do we mean by a `problem'? 3.2 How do we solve problems? 3.3 Selecting and using information 3.4 Processing data 3.5 Finding methods of solution 3.6 Solving problems by searching 3.7 Recognising patterns 3.8Hypotheses, reasons, explanations and inference 3.9 Spatial reasoning 3.10 Necessity and sufficiency 3.11 Choosing and using models 3.12 Making choices and decisions
Unit 4 Applied critical thinking
4.1 Inference 4.2 Explanation 4.3 Evidence 4.4 Credibility 4.5 Two case studies 4.6 Critical thinking and science
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