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This is the root page of the wiki texts supporting Dr. Mark Alfino's freshman Critical Thinking course at Gonzaga.  The main text, ''The Five Disciplines of Thought'' will be distributed in class.  If you are looking for other wiki resources for the course, go to the main [[Critical Thinking]] page. 
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This is the root page of reference material for ''The Five Disciplines of Thought,'' working copy, Spring 2009 <BR><BR>
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Return to [[Critical Thinking]]  
  
==Concepts and Definitions==
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==Exercises and Topics, by discipline==
  
*[[Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms]]
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===Introduction===
*[[Some Terms for Describing Your Reflective Persona]]
 
  
==Assignments and Exercises==
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*[[Identifying rationales]]
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*[[Field Observation of Reflective Contexts and Thinking in Stereo]]
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===Discipline 1: Reflective Voice===
  
*[[Arguments for Reconstruction]]
 
*[[Assessing Rationales]]
 
*[[Distinguishing Argument and Explanation in a Reflective Context]]
 
 
*[[Identifying rationales]]
 
*[[Identifying rationales]]
*[[Noticing Reflective Personae in Reflective/Deliberative Contexts]]    |  [[Fall 2008 Student Work for "Noticing Reflective Personae"]]
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*[[Noticing Reflective Voice in Reflective/Deliberative Contexts]]
*[[Reflective Persona Paper]]
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*[[Reflective Voice Paper]]
  
==Topics and Notes==
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===Discipline 2: Representing Rationales===
  
*[[Burden of Proof]]
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*[[Distinguishing Argument and Explanation in a Reflective Context]]
*[[Media:CaseStudyReconstruction.pdf | Case Study of a Reconstruction - old text 71-76]]  '''Note: Additional reconstruction examples can be found at the main [[Critical Thinking]] page.'''
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*[[Logical Structure in Deductive and Inductive Reasoning]]
*[[Media:CategoricalLogic.pdf | Categorical Logic - old text 102-112]]
 
 
*[[Deductive Argument Forms]]
 
*[[Deductive Argument Forms]]
*[[Media:Explanation.pdf | Explanation - old text 137-149]]
 
 
*[[Inductive Argument Forms]]
 
*[[Inductive Argument Forms]]
*[[Logical Structure in Deductive and Inductive Reasoning]]
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*[[Form in Explanation]]
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*[[Case Study of a Reconstruction #1]]
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*[[Rationales for Reconstruction]]
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*[[Categorical Logic]]
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*[[Propositional Logic]]
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===Discipline 3: Critical Response===
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*[[Assessing Rationales]]
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*[[Comparative Responses in Speech and Writing]]
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*[[Coached Discussion]]
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===Discipline 4: Recognizing Knowledge===
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*[[Reviewing Your Information Diet]]
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*[[The Authoritativeness Game]]
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*[[Research]]
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===Discipline 5: Seeing Complexity===
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*[[Managing Complexity in Your Experience]]
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==Exercises and Topics, alphabetically==
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Alphabetically
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*[[Burden of Proof]]
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*[[Case Study of a Reconstruction #1]] D2
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*[[Coached Discussion]] D3
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*[[Deductive Argument Forms]] D2
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*[[Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms]]
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*[[Categorical Logic]] D2:5
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*[[Deductive Argument Forms]] D2:2
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*[[Field Observation of Reflective Contexts and Thinking in Stereo]] Intro
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*[[Form in Explanation]] D2:4
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*[[Identifying Rationales]] Intro
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*[[Inductive Argument Forms]] D2:3
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*[[Logical Structure in Deductive and Inductive Reasoning]] D2:1
 
*[[Placebo Effect]]
 
*[[Placebo Effect]]
 
*[[Presumption]]
 
*[[Presumption]]
*[[Media:PropositionalLogic.pdf | Propositional Logic - old text 112-125]]
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*[[Propositional Logic]] D2:6
*[[The Theory of Rationales]]
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*[[Quantitative Information in Knowledge Claims]] D4:1
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*[[Reviewing Your Information Diet]] D1
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*[[The Authoritativeness Game]] D4
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*[[The Theory of Rationales]] D2
 
*[[Thinking and the Nature of thought]]
 
*[[Thinking and the Nature of thought]]
*[[Thinking in Stereo]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:57, 29 June 2010

This is the root page of reference material for The Five Disciplines of Thought, working copy, Spring 2009

Return to Critical Thinking

Exercises and Topics, by discipline

Introduction

Discipline 1: Reflective Voice

Discipline 2: Representing Rationales

Discipline 3: Critical Response

Discipline 4: Recognizing Knowledge

Discipline 5: Seeing Complexity

Exercises and Topics, alphabetically

Alphabetically