03348nam 22007815 450 991079475970332120211020222928.00-520-96547-710.1525/9780520965478(CKB)4340000000188545(MiAaPQ)EBC4820022(DE-B1597)520535(OCoLC)972640357(DE-B1597)9780520965478(EXLCZ)99434000000018854520190920d2017 fg 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCritical Thinking Tools for Evaluating Research /Peter M. NardiBerkeley, CA :University of California Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (165 pages) illustrations0-520-29184-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: Critical Thinking --1. Numeracy --2. Sampling and Generalizability --3. Probability and Coincidence --4. Visual Thinking --5. Correlation and Causation --6. Scientific Thinking --7. Fact, Opinion, and Logical Reasoning --References --IndexCritical Thinking prepares students to thoughtfully interpret information and develop a sophisticated understanding of our increasingly complex and multi-mediated world. Peter M. Nardi's approach helps students sharpen their critical thinking skills and improve their analytical reasoning, enabling them to ward off gullibility, develop insightful skepticism, and ask the right questions about material online, in the mass media, or in scholarly publications. Students will learn to understand common errors in thinking; create reliable and valid research methodologies; understand social science concepts needed to make sense of popular and academic claims; and communicate, apply, and integrate the methods learned in both research and daily life. A companion website includes links to articles and books mentioned in the chapters, illustrative items, videos, and current news and research that elaborate on each chapter's key concepts.Critical thinkingacademic.analysis.analytical reasoning.asking questions.classroom.close reading.college.critical thinking.high school.key concepts.mass media.multi media.practical.reading skills.research methodologies.research methods.research skills.research.scholarly publications.scholarly.skeptic.skepticism.social science.students.study skills.university.useful.videos.writing skills.Critical thinking.160Nardi Peter M.1028095DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910794759703321Critical Thinking3730888UNINA