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This concise, accessible text teaches how to write logical, cohesive arguments and how to evaluate the arguments of others.

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Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches how to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Readers also learn how to identify fallacies and to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Ideal for any composition class that emphasizes argument, this text includes coverage of writing style and rhetoric, logic, literature, research and documentation.

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This concise, accessible text emphasizes doing ethical analysis and thinking critically about ethical issues, rather than focusing on ethical theory or the history of ethics. Ruggiero's readers are invited to apply ethical principles to issues that exemplify the kinds of moral challenges encountered in everyday life. It engages students' minds, stimulates enthusiasm, and makes teaching more effective and rewarding..
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Thinking Critically teaches the fundamental thinking, reasoning, reading, and writing abilities that students need for success The text begins with basic skills related to personal experience and then carefully progresses to the more sophisticated reasoning skills required for abstract, academic contexts. The Ninth Edition maintains the hallmarks that make Thinking Critically an effective tool for both instructors and students. Each chapter provides an overview of an aspect of critical thinking, such as problem-solving, perception, and the nature of beliefs--all of which are reinforced by provocative readings and Thinking Activities for student review and practice. Visual Thinking features provide images for evaluation and discussion, while Thinking Passages present readings and questions for analysis. Exercises, discussion topics, and writing assignments encourage active participation and prompt students to critically examine others' thinking, as well as their own..
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Economics: A Tool for Critically Understanding Society offers a clear, simple introduction to economic analysis in a style that is ideal for a one-semester introductory course. The authors take a historical perspective, presenting economic theories and their connections to to a wide variety of schools of thought. The goal is to help students use economic concepts to analyze today’s issues, to think about everyday decisions, and to examine their preconceived ideas and beliefs. Economics as a Tool for Critical Thinking in a Changing Global Economy: Economics as a Social Science; Exploring the Emerging Global Economy. Economic History and the Development of Modern Economic Thought: The Evolution of Economic Systems; Adam Smith, Classical Liberalism, and the Division of Labor; Karl Marx and the Socialist Critique of Capitalism; The Rise and Fall of Laissez-Faire in the U.S. Economy. Microeconomics: Scarcity: “You Can't Always Get What You Want”; The Theory of Markets;Perfect Competition and Efficiency; Noncompetitive Markets and Inefficiency; Resource Markets and the Distribution of Income; Corporations and Labor Unions; The Economic Role of Government. Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics: Issues and Problems; Macroeconomic Theory: Classical and Keynesian Models; Fiscal Policy: Government Spending and Taxation; Financial Markets, Money, and Monetary Policy; Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply; Unemployment, Inflation, and Stabilization Policy in a Global Economy. International Economics and Finance: International Trade and Interdependence; International Finance; The Economics of Developing Nations; Economies in Transition. For all readers interested in one-semester economics..
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1996 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education

"[Brookfield] gently demystifies critically reflective learning and teaching with dozens of practical examples from the classroom in different scholarly fields. Lucid, wise, jargon-free, personal and fluently written. Required reading for educators of adults everywhere and for all faculty development programs."
-- Jack Mezirow, emeritus professor of adult education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Building on the insights of his highly acclaimed earlier work, The Skillful Teacher, and applying the principles of adult learning, Brookfield thoughtfully guides teachers through the processes of becoming critically reflective about teaching, confronting the contradictions involved in creating democratic classrooms, and using critical reflection as a tool for ongoing personal and professional development..
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