{"product_id":"9781260110654","title":"Critical Thinking","description":"Required reading for more than 250,000 students since the publication of the first edition in 1986, Moore and Parker’s \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e has done more than any other text to help define the structure and content of the critical thinking course, while at the same time serving as a model for the creation of texts that students actually enjoy reading and learning from. The result is a genuinely successful teaching experience for the hundreds of instructors who have used and continue to use Moore and Parker’s text.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eThe treatment of arguments and discussion of truth in Chapter 1 is improved.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew material on the Internet and evaluating Web sites appears in Chapter 3.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew collaborative learning exercises are featured throughout the text.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe term \"Rhetoric\" replaces the categories of \"Nonargumentative Persuasion\" and \"Pseudoreasoning\" in Chapters 4 and 5, and Chapter 4 now treats pseudoreasoning and slanters as rhetorical devices.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstruction on identifying unstated premises is added to Chapter 9, along with new exercises and essays integrated into the chapter.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA revised approach to inductive generalizing and causal argument appears in Chapters 11 and 12.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe brief essays at the back of the text have been updated. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Proven Features:\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eAfter two introductory chapters, the book divides into two parts: the first part covers claims, the second covers arguments. Students find the distinction between unsupported and supported claims natural; this organization allows the authors to address many features of claims and the variety of non-argumentative ways they are made before engaging the more complex discussion of arguments.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHundreds of examples and anecdotes—drawn primarily from politics, sports, high technology, entertainment, and academia—keep students interested and motivated.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA focus on writing appears throughout. Chapter 2 focuses exclusively on guidelines for writing argumentative essays.   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete glossary of terms; answers to one-third of the exercises; cartoons; and the informal, often tongue-in-cheek writing style all help make critical thinking more comprehensible and approachable for beginning college students. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  ","brand":"McGraw-Hill Companies, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030067462384,"sku":"9781260110654","price":218.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781260110654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}