The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills
by Nathaniel Bluedorn Author
(From Amazon): This book is like a toolbox, full of different kinds of tools you can use for different thinking tasks. Just as you use the wrench in a regular tool box to fix the sink, so you can use the tools we give you inthis book to solve thinking problems.-When it is dumb to argue-Using the scientific method-Five rules of brainstorming-Who has a reason to lie?-How to analyze opposing viewpoints-How to analyze evidence and sources-How to list reasons why you believe something-And much moreWe wrote this book for children and adults who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills.The Thinking Toolbox follows the same style as The Fallacy Detective with lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back.Features:-Fun to use not dry like a math textbook-Can be used after The Fallacy Detective-Introductory teaches skills you can use right away-Self-teaching format-For ages twelve and older-Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780974531519
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 35
- Pages
- 234
- Suggested Grades
- 8th - 12th
- Publisher
- Christian Logic
- Copyright
- 2005
Chapters
- 1 A thinking Tool
- 2 A Discussion,a Disagreement, An Argument and a Fight
- 3 When it is Dumb to Argue
- 4 Fact, Inference or Opinion
- 5 Finding the Premises and Conclusion
- 6 How to List Reasons Why You Believe Something
- 7 How to Defeat Your Own Argument
- 8 When Not to Use Logic
- 9 Using the Opposing Viewpoints Chart
- 10 Opposing Viewpoints are Everywhere
- 11 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Evidence
- 12 You Can't Believe Everything You Hear
- 13 Are You Primary or Secondary?
- 14 Who has a reason to lie?
- 15 Corroborating Evidence
- 16 Mystery of the Stolen Mnoot
- 17 Stir Plot until Thickened
- 18 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- 19 Doess a Possibly Make a Probably?
- 20 Circumstantial Evidence
- 21 Puzzling Developments
- 22 Mole the Scientist
- 23 Tools that Help Scientists Do Their Job
- 24 How to Be a Keen Observer
- 25 Brainstorming
- 26 Hypothesis is a Huge Word
- 27 How to Prove You are Wrong
- 28 A Good Experiment
- 29 How to Analyze Data
- 30 Listen and Learn
- 31 Pseudoscience
- 32 A Little Project
- 33 Projects
- 34 Herbal the Verbal Gerbil Game
- 35 The Mystery of the Large Letter Library
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