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Preface | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Thinking and writing clearly | p. 11 |
Definitions | p. 21 |
Necessary and sufficient conditions | p. 33 |
Linguistic pitfalls | p. 41 |
Truth | p. 53 |
Basic logic | p. 59 |
Identifying arguments | p. 69 |
Valid and sound arguments | p. 75 |
Inductive reasoning | p. 87 |
Argument mapping | p. 95 |
Argument analysis | p. 107 |
Scientific reasoning | p. 113 |
Mill's methods | p. 125 |
Reasoning about causation | p. 133 |
Diagrams of causal processes | p. 141 |
Statistics and probability | p. 145 |
Thinking about values | p. 159 |
Fallacies | p. 173 |
Cognitive biases | p. 185 |
Analogical reasoning | p. 195 |
Making rational decisions | p. 201 |
What is creativity? | p. 215 |
Creative thinking habits | p. 223 |
Solutions to exercises | p. 233 |
Bibliography | p. 256 |
Index | p. 261 |
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