The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and Creative thought with NEW MyCompLab -- Access Card Package

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.   Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase.   Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code.   Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase.   -- The Art of Thinking introduces students to the principles and techniques of critical thinking, taking them step-by-step through the problem-solving process. Emphasizing creative and active thought processes, the author asserts that good thinking and problem-solving is based on learnable strategies. The book's four parts, “Be Aware,” “Be Creative,” “Be Critical,” and “Communicate Your Ideas,” present students with a process for solving problems and resolving controversial issues. Discussions of how to evaluate ideas and how to question long-held assumptions or biases help students look at concepts critically. This text can be used in freshman experience courses, freshman composition courses, and a wide array of other courses where instructors want to enhance students' critical thinking skills.   0321881753 / 9780321881755 Art of Thinking, The: A Guide to Critical and Crative thought with NEW MyCompLab Package consists of: 0205119387 / 9780205119387 Art of Thinking, The: A Guide to Critical and Creative Thought 020589190X / 9780205891900 NEW MyCompLab - Valuepack Access Card  

Table of Contents:
Every chapter concludes with Warm-Up Exercises, Applications, Issue for Extended Analysis     To the Instructor PART I:  Be Aware 1 Developing Your Thinking: An Overview  What Is Thinking?  The Importance of Thinking   Brain and Mind at Work   Good Thinking Is a Habit  The Structure of This Book  Getting the Most from Your Efforts  Using Feelings to Advantage   Learning to Concentrate   Coping with Frustration   Making Discussion Meaningful   Preliminary Thinking Strategies     2 Establish a Foundation   Free Will versus Determinism What Is Truth?   What Is Knowing? Ways of Knowing The Problem of Remembering  What Are Opinions   Understanding Cause and Effect Debating Moral Questions   The Basis of Moral Judgment  Dealing with Dilemmas    3 Broaden Your Perspective  Becoming an Individual  Habits That Hinder Thinking   Overcoming Bad Habits    4 Be a Critical Reader, Listener, and Viewer  Critical Evaluation Defined   Making Important Distinctions   A Strategy for Critical Reading A Sample Evaluation and Judgment  A Strategy for Critical Listening A Strategy for Critical Viewing   PART II:  Be Creative 5 The Creative Process Key Facts About Creativity  Characteristics of Creative People   Applying Creativity to Problems and Issues  Stages in the Creative Process   6 Search for Challenges The Importance of Curiosity  How Curiosity Is Lost   Regaining Your Curiosity  Six Helpful Techniques   7 Express the Problem or Issue  Distinguishing Problems from Issues  Expressing Problems Expressing Issues   When Problems Become Issues   Guidelines for Expressing Problems and Issues  Benefits of Careful Expression A Sample Problem  A Sample Issue    8 Investigate the Problem or Issue What to Look For   Using the Library  Using the Internet   Maintaining a Questioning Perspective Managing an Interview  Avoiding Plagiarism  Conducting Your Own Research  Keeping Creativity Alive    9 Produce Ideas  Stimulating Your Imagination   Aiming for Originality   Withholding Judgment  Overcoming Obstacles  How Insight Occurs  A Sample Problem   A Sample Issue   PART III:  Be Critical 10 The Role of Criticism   Why Criticism Is Necessary   Focus on Your Ideas  Overcoming Obstacles to Critical Thinking Applying Curiosity  Avoiding Assumptions   Refining Your Solutions to Problems  A Sample Problem  Refining Your Positions on Issues  A Sample Issue     11 Refine Your Solution to the Problem   Three Steps in Refining  Two Sample Problems     12 Evaluate Your Argument on the Issue  Errors Affecting Truth   Errors Affecting Validity  A Special Problem: The Hidden Premise  Recognizing Complex Arguments   Steps in Evaluating an Argument  The Case of Parents Protesting TV The Case of the Mentally Impaired Girls     13 Refine Your Resolution of the Issue  Step 1: Deciding What Action Should Be Taken   Step 2: Recognizing and Overcoming Difficulties  Should Children Pledge Allegiance?   Should the Miranda Rule Be Abolished?   PART IV:  Communicate Your Ideas  14 Persuading Others  Understanding Why People Reject Ideas  Knowing Your Audience  Anticipating Your Audience’s Objections   Presenting Your Ideas to Advantage The Importance of Timing    15 Writing and Speaking Effectively  Characteristics of Effective Writing   A Step-by-Step Approach to Composition Developing a Readable Style  A Sample Composition  The Challenge of Effective Speaking  Types of Speeches  Organizing Your Material Sample Outline and Speech Practicing the Delivery  Solutions to Sample Problems    Notes   Index