reasoning

An introduction to the skills of critical thinking that shows how to analyze arguments and identify faulty reasoning, with exercises and answers and a guide to essay writing.

Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.

Explains the two systems that drive the way we think; system one is fast, intuitive, and emotional, and system two is slower, deliberative, and logical and discusses how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.

Provides four methods, inductive learning, mystery, main idea, and investigation, for developing inference in students.

A guide to helping students build comprehension, reasoning, and problem-solving skills that offers strategies for incorporating a simple, three-phase approach in the classroom that will meet the needs of diverse students.

The author presents a practical guide to using logic in everyday life and shows how to establish clear and effective reasoning by recognizing the most common errors of logical thinking.