Becoming a Critical Thinker

includes index and biblioraphy

Fundamentals of Thinking ......................1 What is Intelligence?..........................2 Good Thinking the story of Albert Einstein ..................3 What is Thinking ...................4 Key principles of Thinking ..............6 Good thinking the Story of Nellie Bly........................7 Hey habits and skills of Thinking ................12 Good Thinking The story of Paul Vitz............14 2. The WISE approach to Thinking ............23 Good Thinking the story of Franck and Lillian Gilbreth ............25 The story of Elizabeth loftus ...................29 Examples of Problem solving ............34 Examples of Issues resolution ..................35 An important Relationship .............37 A caution about bias ................38 3. Improving your investigative skills ............45 Conducting library research ..............46 The Richard Feynman Story ...........47 Conducting internet Research ........49 The story of Larry page and Sergey brin ........50 Conducting an Interview ..................54 Avoiding plagiarism ..............54 4. Becoming an Individual ..............67 Acknoledging influences......................69 Understanding attitudes......................71 Recognizing manipulation ..............76 Resisting manipulation ...................79 Strategies for Developing individuality .............83 The story of Stephanie kwolek ..............85 The story of Stanton samenow ................89 5. Recognising error in Thinking ..................99 Errors of Perception ...........100 The story of Sylvia earle.....................102 Errors of judgment ............105 The story of Martin Seligman .................107 Errors of Experssion ...............111 Errors of Reaction..............114 Errors of Multiply ...............116 6. Peersuading others ....................129 what is Persuasion .........130 How is Persuasion achieved ..............133 Strategy for Persuasive writing ................136 An example of Persuasive writing ................140 Strategy for Persuasive speaking .............142 7. Applying your Thinking Skills ................151 Thinking critically about relationsips .............152 Thinking critically about careers ....................156 Thinking critically about commercials ..........165 Thinking critically about Advertising ...........170 Thinking critically about TV Programming ............171 Thinkers critically about Music................178