This engaging, colorful 152-page book teaches the most important critical thinking concepts every student should know. Many workbooks claim to teach or develop critical thinking skills, but most of these products never define critical thinking or try to teach the meaning to students. This book defines and teaches critical thinking in a way all students can understand through simple explanations, diagrams, and short, engaging activities. In addition to being a course in critical thinking, the activities in this book can be used to supplement lessons in all subjects. Although this book teaches common argument forms, its primary focus is identifying and evaluating evidence–the very basis of critical thinking. Most propaganda, advertising schemes, legal trickery, and bad science are not the result of complex arguments; they are the result of half-truths and simple arguments. Students who successfully complete this book will have a fundamental set of critical thinking skills they can use their entire lives. Teaches students to identify and evaluate evidence, the foundation of critical thinking, helping them recognize propaganda, advertising schemes, and other misleading arguments. Covers key concepts such as arguments, fallacies, Venn diagrams, logical connectives, advertising analysis, and more to build a well-rounded critical thinking toolkit. Lifelong skills.

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The basics of critical thinking
Measures 11" x 8.5" x 0.5"
Comprehensive critical thinking guides a 152-page book designed to teach essential critical thinking skills through simple explanations, diagrams, and engaging activities
Universal application can be used as a standalone course in critical thinking or to supplement lessons in all subjects, enhancing students' reasoning abilities across the curriculum
Focus on evidence evaluation
Wide-ranging topics
Provides students with a fundamental set of critical thinking and logical reasoning skills they can use in academic settings and beyond
For ages 9 through 13

Contents:

What is critical thinking
Conclusions and decisions
Beliefs and claims
Finding (Identifying) evidence
Evaluating evidence
Inferring and inferences
Facts and opinions
Facts and probable truths
False and probably false
Facts, probably true, and probably false
Venn diagrams
Logical connectives
Advertising
Agreements and contracts
Common errors in reasoning
Arguments
Valid and invalid arguments
Fallacies
Analogy argumen

The Critical Thinking Co.™ The Basics of Critical Thinking

The Critical Thinking Co.™ The Basics of Critical Thinking