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    Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies
    Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies
    Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies
    Audiobook11 hours

    Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies

    Written by Martin Cohen

    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin

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    About this audiobook

    Turbocharge your reasoning with Critical Thinking

    Just what are the ingredients of a great argument? What is the secret to communicating your ideas clearly and persuasively? And how do you see through sloppy thinking and flim-flam? If you've ever asked any of these questions, then this book is for you!

    These days, strong critical thinking skills provide a vital foundation for academic success, and Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies offers a clear and unintimidating introduction to what can otherwise be a pretty complex topic. Inside, you'll get hands-on, lively, and fun exercises that you can put to work today to improve your arguments and pin down key issues.

    With this accessible and friendly guide, you'll get plain-English instruction on how to identify other people's assumptions, methodology, and conclusions, evaluate evidence, and interpret texts effectively. You'll also find tips and guidance on reading between the lines, assessing validity-and even advice on when not to apply logic too rigidly!

    Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies:

    Provides tools and strategies from a range of disciplines great for developing your reflective thinking skills
    Offers expert guidance on sound reasoning and textual analysis
    Shows precisely how to use concept mapping and brainstorming to generate insights
    Demonstrates how critical thinking skills is a proven path to success as a student
    Whether you're undertaking reviews, planning research projects or just keen to give your brain a workout, Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies equips you with everything you need to succeed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateDec 18, 2018
    ISBN9781469069463
    Critical Thinking Skills For Dummies
    Author

    Martin Cohen

    Martin Cohen earned his MS in Psychology through the California State University, Los Angeles, and his PhD from International College, Los Angeles. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California, where he was also Clinical Director of MidValley Counseling and Psychological Services, and was the administrator for Psychiatric and Psychological Testing Services. Dr. Cohen has also been a clinician with the Center for Family Development in Eugene, Oregon.

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    • 1/5
      Political brainwashing disguised as education. It should be neutral when it comes to politics.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      I rate this book low on the basis that it does not live up to its title (in my opinion). This is an 11-hour overview or exercise in the contextualization of critical thinking within the larger scheme of thinking in general. I read this book because I wanted a comprehensive and practical onramp to learning logic and reason, evaluating the form and strength of argument and a guide to distinguishing between and evaluating facts and opinions. This book simply does not do this and takes a long time not doing it. Perhaps I was wrong to expect it to do that or was to dim to recognise that it was, in fact, doing so in some grand fashion, irrespective, I thought that is what "for dummies" guides are about. I give it credit for being interesting and for giving valuable nuggets along the way.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The type of book to be that changes how you perceive everything.This book is what you pay to learn in college and has very practical skill(s) to have in everyday situations. Great overview of critical thinking skills (thinking,, writing, speaking, reading) and logic.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Everyone should listen to this book once a month and buy a copy to read also.
    • 5/5
      A must read for anyone!! It will be very useful for everyday life.
    • 5/5
      thanks a lot for this book very exciting and good for life
    • 5/5
      Excellent in depth book that covers a lot of bases .makes an excellent audio book for those like myself not used to reading long non fiction.