Quick Coach Guide for Chaffee/McMahon/Stout's Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric with Readings

by Alvarado, Sonya

• ISBN13: 9780618874644
• ISBN10: 061887464X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-02
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Part of the Quick Coach series, this brief, supplemental text provides in-depth coverage of critical thinking. Topics include an overview of the subject; coverage of constructing and evaluating arguments; and strategies for thinking critically about the media, visuals, research, and the Internet. Numerous activities and case studies in each chapter present opportunities for additional practice and review.Ideal for instructors who wish to supplement their primary text or focus on critical-thinking skills, Quick Coach Guide to Critical Thinking can be packaged at no additional cost with any Houghton Mifflin text or purchased separately for a minimal cost.

Table of Contents

What Is Critical Thinking? Definition

Active vs. Passive Thinking

Fact vs. Opinion

Believing vs. Knowing

Reasons and Evidence

Basics of Critical Thinking

Asking Questions

Listening to a Variety of Perspectives

Analyzing

Judging Credibility

Evaluating Evidence

Responding Purposefully

Problem-solving

Defining the Problem

Discovering Alternatives

Pros and Cons of alternatives

Proposing a Solution

Evaluating a Solution

Constructing Critical Arguments

Issues

Points of View

Types of Claims

Personal Taste vs. Critical Opinion

Providing Reasons

The Three Classical Appeals

Warrants

Rebuttal: How to Respond to Opposing Views

Qualifying: Avoiding Absolute Statements

Formal Logic

The Fallacies

Evaluating Arguments Other Than Your Own a.) Perspectives and Perceptions/ Examining the Bias, Yours and the Author's

Researching the Background (Exigence)

Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation/Issue, Arguer, Audience

Evaluating the Claim

Evaluating Supporting Evidence

Examining the Conclusion

Applying Critical Thinking

Thinking Critically about the Media

Thinking Critically about Visuals

Thinking Critically about Research

Thinking Critically about the Internet

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