The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman
| The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman |
| Autore | Roth Robin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 72 pages) |
| Disciplina | 302.224409 |
| Collana | Health education collection |
| Soggetto topico | Written communication - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1. What is critical thinking? -- A brief history of critical thinking and logic -- Moving closer to thinking critically -- The 3 basic components of critical thinking -- Critical thinking and discussion -- What happens in dialogue? -- Plato, master of the written dialogue -- The dialogue -- Two models of communication -- Conclusion -- The scientific method -- Thales: an early philosopher-scientist -- Galileo: a Renaissance philosopher-scientist -- Kuhn: a contemporary philosopher-scientist -- The difference between science and pseudoscience -- Conclusion --
2. Writing a philosophical journal -- What is a philosophical journal? -- Adding content to your journal -- Writing a philosophy paper -- The 3 T method for writing a paper -- 3. The power of language -- Persuasion through rhetoric -- Euphemisms -- Dysphemisms -- Rhetorical definitions and rhetorical explanations -- Stereotypes -- Innuendo -- Loaded or complex questions -- Weaselers -- Downplayers -- Horse laugh/ridicule/sarcasm -- Hyperbole -- Proof surrogates -- Rhetorical analogies -- 4. Examples of sarcasm and rhetorical devices in critical writing -- 5. The use of analogies and metaphors -- Writing with analogies and metaphors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467297703321 |
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| New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman
| The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman |
| Autore | Roth Robin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 72 pages) |
| Disciplina | 302.224409 |
| Collana | Health education collection |
| Soggetto topico | Written communication - History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1. What is critical thinking? -- A brief history of critical thinking and logic -- Moving closer to thinking critically -- The 3 basic components of critical thinking -- Critical thinking and discussion -- What happens in dialogue? -- Plato, master of the written dialogue -- The dialogue -- Two models of communication -- Conclusion -- The scientific method -- Thales: an early philosopher-scientist -- Galileo: a Renaissance philosopher-scientist -- Kuhn: a contemporary philosopher-scientist -- The difference between science and pseudoscience -- Conclusion --
2. Writing a philosophical journal -- What is a philosophical journal? -- Adding content to your journal -- Writing a philosophy paper -- The 3 T method for writing a paper -- 3. The power of language -- Persuasion through rhetoric -- Euphemisms -- Dysphemisms -- Rhetorical definitions and rhetorical explanations -- Stereotypes -- Innuendo -- Loaded or complex questions -- Weaselers -- Downplayers -- Horse laugh/ridicule/sarcasm -- Hyperbole -- Proof surrogates -- Rhetorical analogies -- 4. Examples of sarcasm and rhetorical devices in critical writing -- 5. The use of analogies and metaphors -- Writing with analogies and metaphors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794861703321 |
Roth Robin
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| New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman
| The importance of critical thinking in writing / / Robin Roth and Doug Borcoman |
| Autore | Roth Robin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vi, 72 pages) |
| Disciplina | 302.224409 |
| Collana | Health education collection |
| Soggetto topico | Written communication - History |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
1. What is critical thinking? -- A brief history of critical thinking and logic -- Moving closer to thinking critically -- The 3 basic components of critical thinking -- Critical thinking and discussion -- What happens in dialogue? -- Plato, master of the written dialogue -- The dialogue -- Two models of communication -- Conclusion -- The scientific method -- Thales: an early philosopher-scientist -- Galileo: a Renaissance philosopher-scientist -- Kuhn: a contemporary philosopher-scientist -- The difference between science and pseudoscience -- Conclusion --
2. Writing a philosophical journal -- What is a philosophical journal? -- Adding content to your journal -- Writing a philosophy paper -- The 3 T method for writing a paper -- 3. The power of language -- Persuasion through rhetoric -- Euphemisms -- Dysphemisms -- Rhetorical definitions and rhetorical explanations -- Stereotypes -- Innuendo -- Loaded or complex questions -- Weaselers -- Downplayers -- Horse laugh/ridicule/sarcasm -- Hyperbole -- Proof surrogates -- Rhetorical analogies -- 4. Examples of sarcasm and rhetorical devices in critical writing -- 5. The use of analogies and metaphors -- Writing with analogies and metaphors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823683903321 |
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| New York, NY : , : Momentum Press, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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