{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-critical-thinking-and-creativity-isbn-9780470195093","title":"An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA valuable guide on creativity and critical thinking to improve reasoning and decision-making skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003eritical thinking skills are essential in virtually any field of study or practice where individuals need to communicate ideas, make decisions, and analyze and solve problems. \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the necessary tools for readers to become critical as well as creative thinkers. By gaining a practical and solid foundation in the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity, readers will become equipped to think in a more systematic, logical, and imaginative manner. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreativity is needed to generate new ideas to solve problems, and critical thinking evaluates and improves an idea. These concepts are uniquely introduced as a unified whole due to their dependence on each other. Each chapter introduces relevant theories in conjunction with real-life examples and findings from cognitive science and psychology to illustrate how the theories can be applied in numerous fields and careers. An emphasis on how theoretical principles of reasoning can be practical and useful in everyday life is featured, and special sections on presentation techniques, the analysis of meaning, decision-making, and reasoning about personal and moral values are also highlighted. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll chapters conclude with a set of exercises, and detailed solutions are provided at the end of the book. A companion website features online tutorials that further explore topics including meaning analysis, argument analysis, logic, statistics, and strategic thinking, along with additional exercises and multimedia resources for continued study. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book for courses on critical thinking and logic at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The book also serves as a self-contained study guide for readers interested in the topics of critical thinking and creativity as a unified whole. \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Thinking and writing clearly 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Definitions 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Necessary and sufficient conditions 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Linguistic pitfalls 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Truth 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Basic logic 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Identifying arguments 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Valid and sound arguments 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Inductive reasoning 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Argument mapping 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Argument analysis 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Scientific reasoning 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mill's methods 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Reasoning about causation 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Diagrams of causal processes 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Statistics and probability 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Thinking about values 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Fallacies 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Cognitive biases 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Analogical reasoning 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Making rational decisions 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 What is creativity? 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Creative thinking habits 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to exercises 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoe Y. F. Lau, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lau teaches critical thinking, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. He has authored and coauthored numerous books and articles in philosophy, and he was awarded a university teaching fellowship for teaching excellence.  \u003cb\u003eA valuable guide on creativity and critical thinking to improve reasoning and decision-making skills\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003eritical thinking skills are essential in virtually any field of study or practice where individuals need to communicate ideas, make decisions, and analyze and solve problems. \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the necessary tools for readers to become critical as well as creative thinkers. 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An emphasis on how theoretical principles of reasoning can be practical and useful in everyday life is featured, and special sections on presentation techniques, the analysis of meaning, decision-making, and reasoning about personal and moral values are also highlighted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll chapters conclude with a set of exercises, and detailed solutions are provided at the end of the book. A companion website features online tutorials that further explore topics including meaning analysis, argument analysis, logic, statistics, and strategic thinking, along with additional exercises and multimedia resources for continued study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent book for courses on critical thinking and logic at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 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