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An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better | by Joe Y. F. Lau | 2011 | ISBN: 9780470195093. FIVE TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE WRITING AND PRESENTATION. FOUR WAYS TO ATTACK AN ARGUMENT. Inductive Reasoning. Analogical Reasoning. How to Make Rational Decisions. Creative Thinking Habits

December 30th, 2011 | by kutenk |

by Joe Y. F. Lau
2011 (272 pages)
ISBN:9780470195093
Outlining the tools needed to become a critical as well as creative thinker, this book introduces relevant theories in conjunction with real-life examples and findings from cognitive science and psychology to illustrate how the theories can be applied in fields and careers.

An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better

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This book is about the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity. The majority of the content is on critical thinking since more topics are naturally involved and since they can be discussed readily and systematically. The last few chapters are devoted to creativity and research methodology, not typical the book’s plethora of competition. Each chapter introduces a specific topic, usually by introducing the relevant theories in conjunction with realistic examples that show how the theories can be applied. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises whose solutions are detailed at the rear of the book. While the writing style is purposefully informal, the presentation is complete, at least with respect to the intended introductory level.

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An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity—Think More, Think Better
Preface
Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1: THINKING SKILLS IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION
1.2: SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING
1.3: IMPROVING OUR THINKING
EXERCISES

Chapter 2 – Thinking and Writing Clearly
OVERVIEW
2.1: LITERAL MEANING
2.2: CONNECTING IDEAS
2.3: FIVE TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE WRITING AND PRESENTATION
EXERCISES

Chapter 3 – Definitions
OVERVIEW
3.1: REPORTIVE DEFINITION
3.2: STIPULATIVE DEFINITION
3.3: PRECISING DEFINITION
3.4: CRITERIA FOR GOOD DEFINITIONS
3.5: DEFINITION TECHNIQUES
3.6: THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT DEFINITIONS
EXERCISES

Chapter 4 – Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
4.1: NECESSARY CONDITIONS
4.2: SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS
4.3: DESCRIBING HOW TWO THINGS ARE CONNECTED
4.4: THE WRITE-OFF FALLACY
4.5: DIFFERENT KINDS OF POSSIBILITY
4.6: EXCLUSIVE AND EXHAUSTIVE POSSIBILITIES
EXERCISES

Chapter 5 – Linguistic Pitfalls
5.1: UNCLEAR MEANING
5.2: DISTORTION
5.3: EMPTY MEANING
5.4: GOBBLEDYGOOK EVERYWHERE
EXERCISES

Chapter 6 – Truth
OVERVIEW
6.1: RELATIVISM
6.2: STATEMENTS
6.3: TYPES OF TRUTH
EXERCISES

Chapter 7 – Basic Logic
7.1: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
7.2: LOGICAL CONNECTIVES
EXERCISES

Chapter 8 – Identifying Arguments
8.1: WHAT IS AN ARGUMENT?
8.2: IDENTIFYING PREMISES AND CONCLUSIONS
8.3: EXTRACTING AND FORMULATING ARGUMENTS
EXERCISES

Chapter 9 – Valid and Sound Arguments
9.1: VALIDITY AND SOUNDNESS
9.2: PATTERNS OF VALID ARGUMENTS
9.3: ARGUMENTS INVOLVING GENERALIZATIONS
9.4: SOUNDNESS
EXERCISES

Chapter 10 – Inductive Reasoning
OVERVIEW
10.1: INDUCTIVE STRENGTH
10.2: DEFEASIBILITY OF INDUCTIVE REASONING
10.3: CASES OF INDUCTIVE REASONING
10.4: DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS?
EXERCISES

Chapter 11 – Argument Mapping
11.1: MAPPING REASONS AND OBJECTIONS
11.2: SOME NICETIES
EXERCISES

Chapter 12 – Argument Analysis
12.1: WHAT IS A GOOD ARGUMENT?
12.2: FOUR WAYS TO ATTACK AN ARGUMENT
12.3: ARGUMENT ANALYSIS: CHECKLIST
EXERCISES

Chapter 13 – Scientific Reasoning
OVERVIEW
13.1: THE DEAR METHOD
13.2: RELYING ON EXPERT OPINION
EXERCISES

Chapter 14 – Mill’s Methods
OVERVIEW
14.1: THE METHOD OF AGREEMENT
14.2: THE METHOD OF DIFFERENCE
14.3: THE JOINT METHOD
14.4: THE METHOD OF CONCOMITANT VARIATIONS
14.5: THE METHOD OF RESIDUES
14.6: LIMITATIONS OF MILLS METHODS
EXERCISES

Chapter 15 – Reasoning about Causation
OVERVIEW
15.1: WHY CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION
15.2: GOOD EVIDENCE FOR CAUSATION
15.3: CAUSATION IS COMPLICATED
EXERCISES

Chapter 16 – Diagrams of Causal Processes
16.1: CAUSAL NETWORKS
16.2: FISHBONE DIAGRAMS
16.3: FLOWCHARTS
EXERCISES

Chapter 17 – Statistics and Probability
OVERVIEW
17.1: EVALUATING SURVEYS AND SAMPLING STUDIES
17.2: ABSOLUTE VS. RELATIVE QUANTITY
17.3: MISLEADING STATISTICAL DIAGRAMS
17.4: PROBABILITY
EXERCISES

Chapter 18 – Thinking about Values
OVERVIEW
18.1: DIFFERENT TYPES OF VALUES
18.2: MORAL VALUES AND NORMATIVITY
18.3: MORALITY AND GOD
18.4: MORAL RELATIVISM
18.5: MORAL ABSOLUTISM, RELATIVISM, AND CONTEXTUALISM
18.6: THINGS TO AVOID IN MORAL DISCUSSION
18.7: FOUR TYPES OF MORAL ARGUMENTS
EXERCISES

Chapter 19 – Fallacies
OVERVIEW
19.1: CLASSIFYING FALLACIES
19.2: FALLACIES OF INCONSISTENCY
19.3: FALLACIES OF INAPPROPRIATE ASSUMPTION
19.4: FALLACIES OF IRRELEVANCE
19.5: FALLACIES OF INSUFFICIENCY
19.6: A LIST OF FALLACIES
EXERCISES

Chapter 20 – Cognitive Biases
OVERVIEW
20.1: MEMORY BIASES
20.2: CONTEXT BIAS
20.3: EVIDENTIAL FAILURES
20.4: EGO BIASES
20.5: COMBATING COGNITIVE BIASES
EXERCISES

Chapter 21 – Analogical Reasoning
OVERVIEW
21.1: EVALUATING ANALOGICAL ARGUMENTS
21.2: TREATING LIKE CASES ALIKE
EXERCISES

Chapter 22 – Making Rational Decisions
OVERVIEW
22.1: A GOOD DECISION PROCESS
22.2: EVALUATING DECISIONS: A SUMMARY
22.3: TYPICAL PROBLEMS IN DECISION MAKING
22.4: VISUALIZING DECISIONS
EXERCISES

Chapter 23 – What is Creativity?
OVERVIEW
23.1: THE CREATIVITY CYCLE
EXERCISES

Chapter 24 – Creative Thinking Habits
24.1: CREATIVE THINKING HABITS
24.2: BRAINSTORMING AND GROUP CREATIVITY
24.3: CREATIVITY AND SELF-MANAGEMENT
EXERCISES

Solutions to Exercises
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 1
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 2
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 3
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 4
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 5
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 6
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 7
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 8
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 9
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 10
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 11
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 12
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 13
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 14
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 15
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 16
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 17
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 18
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 19
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 20
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 21
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 22
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 23
SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 24