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In today's world, it's incredibly easy to be overwhelmed by the information that we receive everyday. Even more so, it is difficult to determine if the information we receive is true. That's why it's important to parse through information with a critical mind. This allows students (and anyone) to listen and not take information as is. Does the leader of North Korea really not have a belly button? Will this course make me a millionaire in one day as...
82) How to Learn Critical Thinking Skills: A Guide to Developing Critical Thinking Qualities for Success
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How to Learn Critical Thinking Skills: A Guide to Developing Critical Thinking Qualities for Success offers a wide range of topics to understand critical thinking features. For those who want to keep improving their cognitive capacities, it is crucial to support and foster the ongoing development of critical thinking skills.Since critical thinking is a dynamic, ever-evolving process, it is advantageous to make deliberate, continuous attempts to improve...
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Overview of Intelligence, Critical Thinking, and Creative Thinking is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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"Remarkable teaches the art of insightfulness-how to apply higher levels of creative and analytical thinking, using specific methodologies and techniques which result in superior analyses and decision making, a highly cherished skill in the business world. A skill that will make you exceptionally more valuable to your managers and company, thereby propelling your career. Anyone anywhere can become Remarkable and realize greater business prosperity"--...
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We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. With so much bogus information coming from so many sources, how can anyone be expected to discover the truth? In Debunk It, author John Grant uses modern, ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments. He provides a roundup of...
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“The Aspiring Thinker's Guide to Critical Thinking” introduces concepts and strategies for developing essential reasoning skills and intellectual character. As students advance in their academic studies and encounter new situations in their lives, they must learn to differentiate fact from fiction and make decisions based in good reasoning. They must learn to be clear, accurate, relevant, logical, and fair when expressing ideas. This book lays...
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We live in an Ireland, and a world, where conventional economic models have failed, politics is fractured, what it means to be human is contested, and opposition between secularists and believers is conducted like some kind of Punch-and-Judy show. The dominant narrative of our time is spent. What might replace it? A group of individuals, with expertise in different fields of Irish life, have come together to make a case for constructive engagement...
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"The New Smart is a riveting study of the kinds of minds that will succeed in the 21st century. As it turns out, the key ingredient for all aspects of life is not traditional IQ but creativity. In Dr. Terry Roberts' newest book he presents readers with a 21st century exploration into intelligence and creativity. The New Smart argues that the old notion of intelligence as a static quotient has ceased to mean much of value. Being smart, especially as...
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Unlike what the general literature around finding meaning and happiness suggests, the only right way to happiness is not about through taking positive approach to life and making simple habitual changes... Come and take 'The Other Way' through brutal realism, critical thinking, re-questioning of basic values we have unknowingly internalized and acknowledging what is broken in our society.
Based on more than 40 scientific and literary resources ranging...
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Bill Nye has been the public face of science for more than 20 years. In Everything All at Once, the New York Times bestselling author urges readers to become activists and agents of change. Everything All at Once is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones....
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This is a 5-book combo with the following titles in it:
Title 1: The philosophers from the east (China, other countries in Asia, etc.) have many things in common with the ancient philosophers in the west (Greece, Eurasia, etc.). But there are differences too. In this guide, we will highlight and compare some of these differences and similarities. Some other chapters are devoted to several philosophers from both regions in the world, namely Pythagoras,...
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Great Courses volume 24
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In the course's final lecture, Dr. Novella leaves you with some final thoughts on thinking more critically in your everyday life. These include accepting humility in the face of your own knowledge; understanding - but not denying - your emotions and their influence on thinking; and accepting the need to be comfortable with uncertainty.
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Get the Summary of Thinknetic's Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Critical Thinking and Logic Mastery" by Thinknetic is a comprehensive guide that emphasizes the importance of critical thinking in various aspects of life, including the workplace, education, and personal decision-making. The book underscores the challenges of balancing work and personal life, and how critical...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Critical thinking is the process of gathering and categorizing evidence relevant to a problem to gain relevant knowledge. It is the act of turning the full force of your reasoning towards resolving real-world problems.
#2 Critical thinking is essential in the current economy, with its emphasis on start-ups and entrepreneurship. Tech companies champion an approach...
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Developed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, “The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test” assesses the extent to which students have acquired the reading and writing abilities required for skilled analysis and evaluation. These skills are essential to the educated mind and should be considered core elements of any educational program.
Through rubrics, this essay-based test measures the extent to which students can skillfully...
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Discover the Easiest Way to Become a Better Critical Thinker and Problem Solver
Would you like to become a better critical thinker and problem solver? Would you like to boost your critical thinking and decision-making skills? If so, then this auidobook will offer you secret tools and techniques to do so.
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally in order to understand the logical connection between ideas. Essentially, it requires...
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Discover the Subtle Art of Dark Psychology and Learn to Control Other People's Minds.
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The human mind is a complex and abstract thing, and it has many, still uncharted territories. But what most people don't realize is that even something that complex can be easy to understand and manipulate — with the right guide, of course.
Master the art of dark psychology and become a master of psychological manipulation.
This book will take...
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This powerful book introduces core critical thinking concepts and principles as an empowering problem-solving framework for every profession, course of study, and indeed every area of life. “The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools” distills the groundbreaking work of Richard Paul and Linda Elder, targeting how to deconstruct thinking through the elements of reasoning and how to assess the quality of our thinking.
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What is missing in most curricula, from elementary school all the way through to university education, is coursework focused on the development of problem-solving skills. Most students never learn how to think about solving problems.
Besides being a lot of fun, a puzzle-based learning approach, also does a remarkable job of convincing students that (a) science is useful and interesting, (b) the basic courses they take are relevant, (c) mathematics...