Critical Thinking Reference

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

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Exercises and Topics, by discipline

Introduction

• Identifying rationales
• Field Observation of Reflective Contexts and Thinking in Stereo

Discipline 1: Reflective Voice

• Identifying rationales
• Noticing Reflective Voice in Reflective/Deliberative Contexts
• Reviewing Your Information Diet
• Reflective Voice Paper

Discipline 2: Representing Rationales

• Distinguishing Argument and Explanation in a Reflective Context
• Logical Structure in Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
• Deductive Argument Forms
• Inductive Argument Forms
• Form in Explanation
• Case Study of a Reconstruction #1
• Rationales for Reconstruction
• Categorical Logic
• Propositional Logic

Discipline 3: Critical Response

• Assessing Rationales
• Comparative Responses in Speech and Writing
• Coached Discussion

Discipline 4: Recognizing Knowledge

• Determining Authoritativeness
• Research

Discipline 5: Seeing Complexity

• Managing Complexity in Your Experience

Exercises and Topics, alphabetically

Alphabetically

• Burden of Proof
• Case Study of a Reconstruction #1 D2
• Coached Discussion D3
• Deductive Argument Forms
• Glossary of Critical Thinking Terms
• Categorical Logic D2:5
• Deductive Argument Forms D2:2
• Field Observation of Reflective Contexts and Thinking in Stereo Intro
• Form in Explanation D2:4
• Identifying Rationales Intro
• Inductive Argument Forms D2:3
• Logical Structure in Deductive and Inductive Reasoning D2:1
• Placebo Effect
• Presumption
• Propositional Logic D2:6
• Quantitative Information in Knowledge Claims D4:1
• Reviewing Your Information Diet D1
• The Theory of Rationales
• Thinking and the Nature of thought