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Dedication
by Joe Y. F. Lau
An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better
Cover
Half Title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
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
2.1 Literal Meaning
2.2 Connecting Ideas
2.3 Five Tips for Effective Writing and Presentation
Exercises
Chapter 3: Definitions
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
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
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
13.1 The Dear Method
13.2 Relying on Expert Opinion
Exercises
Chapter 14: Mill’s Methods
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 Mill’s Methods
Exercises
Chapter 15: Reasoning About Causation
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
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
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
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
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
21.1 Evaluating Analogical Arguments
21.2 Treating Like Cases Alike
Exercises
Chapter 22: Making Rational Decisions
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?
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
Bibliography
Index
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