To the Instructor |
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To the Student |
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What is Critical Thinking? |
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Some Definitions of Critical Thinking |
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2 | (1) |
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Some Prominent Features of Critical Thinking |
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3 | (2) |
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Three Parts of Critical Thinking |
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5 | (8) |
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An Example of Critical Thinking in Action |
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13 | (2) |
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What Critical Thinking is Not |
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15 | (6) |
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Impediments to Critical Thinking |
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21 | (5) |
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Deeper, More Pervasive Impediments to Critical Thinking |
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26 | (6) |
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How Deep is Our Need for Critical Thinking? |
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32 | (3) |
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The Experience of Learning to Think Things Through |
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35 | (3) |
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An Overview of the Book that Lies Ahead |
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38 | (7) |
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40 | (5) |
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What is Critical Thinking Within a Field for Discipline? |
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45 | (40) |
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The Parts of Critical Thinking Within a Field |
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46 | (4) |
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Thinking Biologically, Thinking Sociologically, Thinking Philosophically, Thinking Musically... |
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50 | (3) |
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The Logic of the Field or Discipline |
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53 | (3) |
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A Student Analysis of the Logic of Physics |
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56 | (2) |
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Learning the Vocabulary of the Discipline |
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58 | (1) |
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Fundamental and Powerful Concepts |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (3) |
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The Central Question of the Course as a Whole |
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65 | (3) |
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Impediments to Thinking Critically Within a Discipline |
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68 | (6) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (7) |
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79 | (6) |
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The Elements of Reasoning |
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85 | (32) |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Critical Thinking |
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86 | (1) |
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The Elements of Reasoning |
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87 | (15) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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Implications and consequences |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Conclusions, interpretations |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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Three Additional elements of reasoning |
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99 | (3) |
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How to Analyze a Piece of Reasoning Using the Elements |
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102 | (3) |
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Example: Thinking Through the Logic of Getting Married |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (8) |
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110 | (7) |
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Standard of Critical Thinking |
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117 | (32) |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (2) |
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Understanding and Internalizing Critical-Thinking Standards |
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137 | (3) |
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Evaluating Around the Circle |
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140 | (1) |
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A Note on Reading as a Critical-Thinking Process |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (5) |
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146 | (3) |
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Putting It All Together: Answering Critical-Thinking Questions |
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149 | (30) |
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The Core Process of Critical Thinking |
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150 | (5) |
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Thinking Through Important Critical-Thinking Questions |
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155 | (2) |
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Thinking Critically About Questions |
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157 | (22) |
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174 | (5) |
Responses to Starred Exercises |
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179 | (8) |
Notes |
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187 | (4) |
Index |
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