格雷戈里·巴沙姆（Gregory Bassham）是宾夕法尼亚州国王学院的哲学荣誉退休教授，著述颇丰，已编辑多部书稿，新近出版的作品是《睡前读物之哲学：从西方哲学的诞生到〈善地〉》（2021）。
威廉·欧文（William Irwin）是国王学院的哲学教授，已出版多部学术著作、小说、教材，并发表多篇学术文章，主要研究方向为美学、存在主义、释经学。
亨利·纳尔多内（Henry Nardone）是国王学院的哲学荣誉退休教授，已发表多篇关于批判性思维和美学的学术文章。
詹姆斯·M. 华莱士（James M. Wallace）是国王学院的英语教授，多次出席关于写作教学、文学研究、批判性思维等主题的会议，已在同行评审期刊上发表文章。
目錄：
A Personal Word to Students
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to Critical Thinking 1
What Is Critical Thinking?
Critical Thinking Standards
The Benefits of Critical Thinking
Barriers to Critical Thinking
Qualities of a Critical Thinker
Chapter 2 Recognizing Arguments
What Is an Argument?
Identifying Premises and Conclusions
What Is Not an Argument?
Chapter 3 Basic Logical Concepts
Deduction and Induction
How Can We Tell Whether an Argument Is Deductive or Inductive?
Common Patterns of Deductive Reasoning
Common Patterns of Inductive Reasoning
Deductive Validity
Inductive Strength
Chapter 4 Language
Finding the Right Words: The Need for Precision
The Importance of Precise Definitions
Emotive Language: Slanting the Truth
Euphemisms and Political Correctness
Chapter 5 Logical Fallacies—I
The Concept of Relevance
Fallacies of Relevance
Chapter 6 Logical Fallacies—II
Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence
Chapter 7 Analyzing Arguments
Diagramming Short Arguments
Summarizing Longer Arguments
Chapter 8 Evaluating Arguments and Truth Claims
When Is an Argument a Good One?
When Is It Reasonable to Accept a Premise?
Refuting Arguments
Chapter 9 A Little Categorical Logic
Categorical Statements
Translating into Standard Categorical Form
Categorical Syllogisms
Chapter 10 A Little Propositional Logic
Conjunction
Conjunction and Validity
Negation 272
Deeper Analysis of Negation and Conjunction
Disjunction
Conditional Statements
Chapter 11 Inductive Reasoning
Introduction to Induction
Inductive Generalizations
Statistical Arguments
Induction and Analogy
Induction and Causal Arguments
A Few Words about Probability
Chapter 12 Finding， Evaluating， and Using Sources
Finding Sources
Evaluating Informational Sources
Taking Notes
Using Sources
Chapter 13 Writing Argumentative Essays
Writing a Successful Argument
Before You Write
Writing the First Draft
After the First Draft
Chapter 14 Thinking Critically about the Media
Mass Media and Social Media
The News
News Media Bias
Media Literacy
Advertising
Chapter 15 Science and Pseudoscience
The Basic Pattern of Scientific Reasoning
The Limitations of Science
How to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience
A Case Study in Pseudoscientific Thinking: Astrology
Appendix: The Six Habits of Effective Problem Solvers A-1
Answers to Selected Exercises ANS-1
Index I-1
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