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THINK ISE

1260590267 · 9781260590265
THiNK offers core content and pedagogy in a succinct format designed to teach students the importance of overcoming feelings to form opinions and commit to positions based on reason and logic.  THiNK is also designed to direct students towards skill… Read More
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Critical Thinking: Why It's Important

What is Critical Thinking?

Critical Thinking in Everyday Life
Cognitive Development in College Students

Characteristics of a Good Critical Thinker

Analytical Skills
Effective Communication
Research and Inquiry Skills
Flexibility and Tolerance for Ambiguity
Open-minded Skepticism
Creative Problem Solving
Attention, Mindfulness, and Curiosity
Collaborative Learning

Critical Thinking and Self-Development

Living the Self-Examined Life
Developing a Rational Life Plan
Facing Challenges
The Importance of Self-Esteem
Critical Thinking in a Democracy

Barriers to Critical Thinking

The Three-Tier Model of Thinking
Resistance
Types of Resistance
Narrow-mindedness
Rationalization and Doublethink
Cognitive and Social Dissonance
Stress as a Barrier

Critical Thinking Issue: Perspectives on Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Chapter 2: Reason and Emotion

What is Reason?

Traditional Views of Reason
Gender, Age, and Reason
Dreams and Problem Solving

The Role of Emotion in Critical Thinking

Cultural Attitudes Toward Emotion
Emotional Intelligence and the Positive Effects of Emotion
Negative Effects of Emotion
Integrating Emotion and Reason

Artificial Intelligence, Reason, and Emotion

The Field of Artificial Intelligence
Can Computers Think?
Can Computers Feel Emotion?

Faith and Reason

Fideism: Faith Transcends Reason
Rationalism: Religious Beliefs and Reason
Critical Rationalism: Faith and Reason are Compatible
Religion, Spirituality and Real-Life Decisions

Critical Thinking Issue: Perspectives on on Reason and Proofs for the Existence of God

Chapter 3: Language and Communication

What is Language?

Functions of Language
Nonverbal Language

Definitions

Denotative and Connotative Meanings
Stipulative Definitions
Lexical Definitions
Precising Definitions
Persuasive Definitions

Evaluating Definitions

Five Criteria
Verbal Disputes Based on Ambiguous Definitions

Communication Styles

Individual Styles of Communication
Sex and Racial Differences in Communication Style
Cultural Differences in Communication Styles

The Use of Language to Manipulate

Emotive Language
Rhetorical Devices
Deception and Lying

Critical Thinking Issue: Perspectives on Free Speech Zones on College Campuses

Chapter 4: Knowledge, Evidence and Errors in Thinking

Human Knowledge and Its Limitations

Rationalism and Empiricism
The Structure of the Mind

Evaluating Evidence

Direct Experience and False Memories
The Unreliability of Hearsay and Anecdotal Evidence
Experts and Credibility
Evaluating Evidence for a Claim
Research Resources

Cognitive and Perceptual Errors in Thinking

Perceptual Errors
Misperception of Random Data
Memorable Events Error
Probability Error
Self-Serving Biases
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Social Errors and Biases

"One of Us/One of Them" Error
Societal Expectations
Group Pressure and Conformity
Diffusion of Responsibility

Critical Thinking Issue: Perspectives on Evaluating Existence for the Existence of Unidentified Flying Objects

Chapter 5: Informal Fallacies

What is a Fallacy?

Fallacies of Ambiguity

Equivocation
Amphiboly
Fallacy of Accent
Fallacy of Division
Fallacy of Composition

Fallacies of Relevance

Personal Attack (Ad Hominem) Fallacy
Appeal to Fo
THiNK offers core content and pedagogy in a succinct format designed to teach students the importance of overcoming feelings to form opinions and commit to positions based on reason and logic.  THiNK is also designed to direct students towards skill development and application through extensive opportunity for practice and application.