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Routledge - The New Critical Thinking: An Empirically Informed Intro

Name: Routledge - The New Critical Thinking: An Empirically Informed Intro
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Traditional approaches to learning critical thinking often focus too heavily on logic and fallacious reasoning. This leaves out the reality of how people actually process information. Many errors in judgment do not come from faulty formal reasoning, but from a tendency to bypass logic entirely in favor of more comfortable, yet unreliable, intuitive methods. "The New Critical Thinking: An Empirically Informed Introduction" by Routledge addresses these gaps by providing a psychologically informed text. It moves beyond simple logic to address the evaluation of premises, a skill that is vital in a modern landscape filled with fake news and politicized science. This book offers a fresh perspective on how to improve reasoning by understanding the psychological factors that influence our decisions. It is an essential resource for anyone looking to master the art of thinking clearly in a complex world.

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Psychologically informed approach that addresses why people bypass formal reasoning in favor of unreliable intuitive methods.

Focuses on the evaluation of premises to help readers navigate an era of fake news and politicized science.

Goes beyond traditional textbooks by looking at the real reasons behind mistakes in judgment and reasoning.

Provides an innovative perspective on critical thinking that incorporates recent psychological demonstrations.

Designed to move past simple logic and fallacious reasoning to provide a more complete understanding of thought processes.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138687472
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > History & Philosophy > Reference
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 18 August 2017
Listed Since: 25 February 2017

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