Beyond Feelings A Guide to Critical Thinking.pdf.pdf

RogerHu P1-C02-1 BEYONDFEELINGS AGUIDETO CRITICALTHINKING by VINCENTRYANRUGGIERO RogerHu P1-C02-2 CONTENTS i. Introduction ii. WhoareYOU iii. WhatisCRITICALTHINKING iv. WhatisTRUTH v. WhatdoesitmeantoKNOW vi. HowGOODareyourOPINIONs vii. TheBasicProblem-MINEIS BETTER viii. RESISTANCEtochange ix. CONFORMITY x. FACE-SAVING xi. STEREOTYPING xii. OVERSIMPLIFICATION xiii. HASTYCONCLUSIONS xiv. UNWARRANTEDASSUMPTIONS xv. LOGICALFALLACIES xvi. BINATION xvii. KnowingYourself xviii. BeingObservant xix. ClarifyingIssues xx. ConductingInquiry xxi. InterpretingEvidence xxii. AnalyzingViewpoints xxiii. FormingJudgments xxiv. SomeContemporaryIssues RogerHu P1-C02-3 INTRODUCTION BeyondFeelings isdesignedtointroduceyoutothe newto youbecauseitisnottaughtinmost fact,until fairly 1960sandmuchofthe1970stheemphasiswas more on subjectivitythanon objectivity,moreonfeeling thanonthought. Overthepasttenyears,however,anumberofstudies of America'sschoolshavecriticizedtheneglectof criticalthink,andagrowingnumberof educatorsand leadersinbusiness,industry,andtheprofessionshave urgedthedevelopmentofnewcoursesandteaching ethatneglect. Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatcriticalthinkingisoneof the mostimportant subjectsyouwillstudyincollegeregardlessof of yourschoolwork,youreffortsinyourcareer,munity life,and yourconductof personalaffairswillalldependonyourabilitytosolve problemsand makedecisions. Thebook has first,"TheContext,"willhelp youto understandsuchimportantconceptsas individuality, thinking, truth, knowledge, and eattitudesandideasthatobstructcriticalthinking. Thesecondsection,"TheProblems,"willteach youtorecognizeandavoidnine ur,singly bination,duringthethinking ,"AStrategy,"willhelp youacquirethevariousskills