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' - clear, easy to read, logical development of argument. Powerful section on ethics in decision making. I'll be recommending the book to my postgraduate students, both those that are studying on a number of postgraduate pathways in the business school, and those who I am supervising for their dissertation. Dr Jonathan Smith, Chartered FCIPD, Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, UK.
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This book takes the skills introduced in Roy van den Brink-Budgen's bestselling book Critical Thinking for Students and extends and builds on them. As a result, it will be especially useful for students on advanced level courses, whether in schools, colleges, or universities. It shows how complex arguments can be built up, analysed, and evaluated. It also shows how the use of various types of claim can be approached in argument, by stressing the need to ask a series of questions about their possible significance. The frequent role of explanation in the drawing of inference is also detailed. In addition, it applies Critical Thinking skills to decision-making, showing how these skills can clarify the choices available, their possible consequences, and the criteria needed to make decisions. In short, this book shows how to become an even more active and effective Critical Thinker.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent resource for teachers, students and the general reader; also a pleasure to read, especially in a climate of purely exam-orientated texts. This, like Roy van den Brink-Budgen's earlier books, engages in dialogue with the reader and is truly educative, leading out what is there rather than trying to impose. It emphasises that spirit of enquiry and curiosity, as well as healthy scepticism, characteristic of a good critical thinker.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read a lot of books on Critical Thinking, and have been reading Roy van den Brink-Budgen's books on Critical Thinking since they were first published. I've also attended quite a few workshops with him, and can attest to the fact that he's a genuinely inspirational fellow. His books are clear and concise, and when I was looking for books on the subject over ten years ago there was very little to choose from (unlike now), but his books have consistently remained a great place to begin exploring Critical Thinking. The fact that the previous reviewer 'Chickster' appears to be a teacher is very concerning, given his/her lack of ability to use the English language properly, and I suggest that his/her problem resides not with this book, but with his/her own cognitive abilities!
PS. I know that I'm resorting to arguing ad hominem, but it's thanks to Roy that I know this!!!
PS. I know that I'm resorting to arguing ad hominem, but it's thanks to Roy that I know this!!!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is important in many ways. Unlike so many books on Critical Thinking, especially those written by people involved in examining it as a subject, this doesn't reduce the subject to a slow, mechanical process in which there is no intellectual excitement. The book itself makes you think: even when you think an argument is increasingly wrapped up (like in the example of trying to reduce deaths among albatrosses), the author will come back and get you thinking again, and again.
The material on decision-making will be useful in so many contexts, including business and public organisations. Different approaches to decision-making are considered, but I particularly liked the emphasis on using evidence and asking questions of it. The compelling question `what does the evidence tell us?' should keep being asked by decision-makers. For example, is Singapore's very low murder rate the consequence of their high imprisonment rate or is it due to other factors?
The section on `how do we know what's relevant?' raises questions that other Critical Thinking books ignore. This is typical of what makes this book so good. It takes you places and gets you to think of questions and problems that other books don't. If you buy only one book on advanced Critical Thinking skills, buy this one. It'll change you.
The material on decision-making will be useful in so many contexts, including business and public organisations. Different approaches to decision-making are considered, but I particularly liked the emphasis on using evidence and asking questions of it. The compelling question `what does the evidence tell us?' should keep being asked by decision-makers. For example, is Singapore's very low murder rate the consequence of their high imprisonment rate or is it due to other factors?
The section on `how do we know what's relevant?' raises questions that other Critical Thinking books ignore. This is typical of what makes this book so good. It takes you places and gets you to think of questions and problems that other books don't. If you buy only one book on advanced Critical Thinking skills, buy this one. It'll change you.
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