Thinking Critically, 13th Edition eBook

Empower students to become sophisticated thinkers with Chaffee/Carr/Proctor’s “Thinking Critically” 13th Edition, which teaches the fundamental cognitive process allowing students to develop higher-order thinking needed for academic and career success. Students learn to think critically and creatively about subjects drawn from academic disciplines, current issues and life experiences. The authors begin with basic skills related to personal experience, then progress to more sophisticated reasoning skills required for abstract contexts. Chapters provide an overview of a significant aspect of critical thinking such as problem-solving, perception and the nature of beliefs. Activities and writing assignments invite active participation, where students critically examine others’ thinking, as well as their own. Readings engage students to think about complex issues from various perspectives.