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" Critical thinking : "
Alec Fisher.
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BL
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Record Number
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839249
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Main Entry
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Fisher, Alec.
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Title & Author
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Critical thinking : : an introduction /\ Alec Fisher.
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Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2011.
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Page. NO
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viii, 294 pages ;; 25 cm
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ISBN
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1107401984
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: 9781107401983
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286) and index.
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Contents
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Critical thinking: what it is and how it can be improved -- Identifying reasons and conclusions: the language of reasoning -- Understanding reasoning: different patterns of reasoning -- Understanding reasoning: assumptions, context and a thinking map -- Clarifying and interpreting expressions and ideas -- The acceptability of reasons, including their credibility -- Judging the credibility of sources skilfully -- Evaluating inferences: deductive validity and other grounds -- Evaluating inferences: assumptions and other relevant arguments -- Reasoning about causal explanations -- Decision-making: options, consequences, values and risks -- How to get reliable information from the internet (critical thinking about the internet).
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Abstract
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This text meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for critical thinking. Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts.
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Critical thinking, Problems, exercises, etc.
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Subject
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Critical thinking.
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Argumentationsanalys.
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Subject
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Critical thinking, Problems, exercises, etc.
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Subject
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Critical thinking.
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Subject
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Critical thinking.
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Subject
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Kritiskt tänkande.
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Subject
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Logik.
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Philosophy.
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Dewey Classification
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160
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LC Classification
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BF441.F497 2011
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NLM classification
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B80clc
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