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Critical thinking building the basics

This text is a guide to critical thinking and composition courses. It covers just the basics of critical thinking using an acronym called TCDR (Topic, Class, Description, Relevance). The text grounds the student in the basics of the technique and uses exercises to drive lessons home. It also shows s...

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Main Authors: Smith, Donald E. P. (Author), Knudsvig, Glenn M. (Author), Walter, Timothy L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA Wadsworth Publishing Company [1998]
Subjects:
Critical thinking.
Critical thinking > Problems, exercises, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One: A BASIC STRATEGY FOR LEARNING AND THINKING SMART. 1. The TCDR strategy: Topic-Class-Description Relevance
  • - 2. Good answers to key questions
  • - 3. Exercise A: Introduction to TCDR
  • - 4. Exercise B: Identifying Topic and Class
  • - 5. Exercise C: Categorizing Information
  • - 6. Exercise D: Finding TCDR in Textbooks
  • -- Part Two: MAKING THE TCDR STRATEGY WORK FOR YOU. I. Exercise Set A. 1. Developing and Evaluating Your Answers
  • - 2. Improving Your Thinking By Getting Feedback
  • - 3. More Points for You to Evaluate
  • - 4. Thinking Point
  • - 5. TCDR as a cognitive strategy
  • - 6. TCDR as a key to strong thinking
  • - 7. Developing more questions
  • - 8. Learning from another personʹs input
  • -- II. Exercise Set B. 1. Another Strategy for Improving Thinking
  • - 2. Evaluating Your Own Answers
  • - 3. Getting a Second Opinion
  • - 4. More Points For You To Evaluate
  • - 5. Developing more questions and answers
  • - 6. Your five questions and answers
  • - 7. Itʹs time to move on.

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