REASONING SKILLS SUCCESS N20 MINUTES A DAY
REASONING SKILLS SUCCESS IN 20 MINUTES A DAY
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Copyright o 2005 Learning Express, LLC All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions Published in the United States by Learning Express, LLC, New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reasoning skills success in 20 minutes a day. -2nd ed p cm. ISBN1-57685-493-0 1. Reasoning(Psychology)I. Title: Reasoning skills success in twenty minutes a day. I L. Title BF442C482005 15343-dc22 2005047185 Printed in the United States of america 987654321 Second edition ISBN1-57685-493-0 For information on Learning Express, other Learning Express products, or bulk sales, please write to us at: LearningExpress 8th floor New York NY 10006 www.learnatest.com
Copyright © 2005 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Reasoning skills success in 20 minutes a day.—2nd ed. p. cm. ISBN 1-57685-493-0 1. Reasoning (Psychology) I. Title: Reasoning skills success in twenty minutes a day. II. Title. BF442.C48 2005 153.4'3—dc22 2005047185 Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Second Edition ISBN 1-57685-493-0 For information on LearningExpress, other LearningExpress products, or bulk sales, please write to us at: LearningExpress 55 Broadway 8th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com
Contents HOW TO USE THIS BOOK PRETEST LESSON 1 Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills The importance of critical thinking and reasoning skills, justifying your decisions, the difference between reason and emotion LESSON 2 Problem-Solving Strategies Identifying the main issue of a problem and its parts, prioritizing issues LESSON 3 Thinking vs. Knowing Distinguishing between fact and opinion, determining whether facts are true or tentative truths LESSON 4 Who Makes the Claim? Evaluating credibility: recognizing bias, determining level of expertise; the special case of eyewitnesses LESSON 5 Partial Claims and Half-Truths Recognizing incomplete claims, understanding the true value of studies and averages
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ix PRETEST 1 LESSON 1 Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills 15 The importance of critical thinking and reasoning skills, justifying your decisions, the difference between reason and emotion LESSON 2 Problem-Solving Strategies 21 Identifying the main issue of a problem and its parts, prioritizing issues LESSON 3 Thinking vs. Knowing 27 Distinguishing between fact and opinion, determining whether facts are true or tentative truths LESSON 4 Who Makes the Claim? 33 Evaluating credibility: recognizing bias, determining level of expertise; the special case of eyewitnesses LESSON 5 Partial Claims and Half-Truths 41 Recognizing incomplete claims, understanding the true value of studies and averages Contents v