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Informationen zum Autor Dr Tom Chatfield is a British author, independent scholar and philosopher of technology. His textbooks for SAGE publishing include Critical Thinking , How To Think and Think Critically. He’s also the author of half a dozen non-fiction books exploring digital culture, published in over thirty territories and languages; of an award-winning thriller, This Is Gomorrah (Hodder); and of books and educational resources for audiences ranging from K12 to graduate and business schools. Tom took his doctorate at St John’s College, Oxford, and is a former Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute, guest faculty member at the Said Business School, and senior Associate at the interdisciplinary think-tank Perspectiva. A TED Global speaker, Non Executive Director and Advisor at a number of not-for-profits, he writes and broadcasts internationally on technology, ethics and education. Klappentext Your personal toolkit for critical thinking provides a power pack of resources to help you succeed in your essays and coursework - and in life! Zusammenfassung Your personal toolkit for critical thinking provides a power pack of resources to help you succeed in your essays and coursework - and in life! Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Art and Science of Being Reasonable Chapter 1: Understanding the Reasons Behind Things Chapter 2: Spelling Out Arguments and Assumptions Chapter 3: Reasoning With Logic and Certainty Chapter 4: Reasoning With Observation and Uncertainty Chapter 5: Developing Explanations and Theories Chapter 6: Assessing Evidence and Planning Your Reading Strategy Part II: Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable World Chapter 7: Getting to Grips With Rhetoric Chapter 8: Seeing Through Faulty Reasoning Chapter 9: Understanding Cognitive Bias Chapter 10: Overcoming Bias in Yourself and Others Chapter 11: Thinking Critically About Technology Chapter 12: Putting It All Together: Critical Thinking in Study, Work and Life ...
