Today’s instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens. The Thinker’s Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News empowers readers to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. Richard Paul and Linda Elder focus on the internal logic of the news as well as societal influences on the media while illustrating essential elements of trustworthy journalism. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

THINKERS GUIDE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZEN ON HOW TO DETECT MEDIA BIAS AND PROPAGANDA IN NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS, FOURTH EDITION (Thinker's Guide Library)

Paul, Richard

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Foundations of Critical Thinking

Though close reading and substantive writing are essential skills for the educated person, they are frequently ignored in education. How to Write a Paragraph applies critical thinking tools to the process of writing to guide students towards developing clear, effective, and meaningful written communication. As a companion to How to Read a Paragraph, this volume in the Thinker’s Guide Library includes activities to sharpen writing skills and overall reasoning abilities. Readers who work through this guide learn to be clearer, more purposeful, more aware of the assumptions guiding their thoughts, and more substantive in their approach to writing. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH:THE ART OF SUBSTANTIVE WRITING (Thinker's Guide Library)

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Philosophy

The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.

THINKERS GUIDE TO FALLACIES (Thinker's Guide Library)

The history of education is also the history of short-term solutions to deep-seated educational problems. While programs like No Child Left Behind or Common Core Curriculum are well-intentioned, they result in intense fragmentation of energy and resources in schools. A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Educational Fads critiques many current educational trends, illuminating their underlying motivations and providing holistic, sustainable solutions. Teachers, school administrators, and policy makers will find this book an eye-opening overview of education trends and fads, and a refreshing outlook on future reform. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues within every field of study across the world.

A Critical Thinker's Guide to Educational Fads: How to Get Beyond Educational Glitz and Glitter

Dr. Linda Elder

Richard, Paul

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THINKERS GUIDE FOR CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZEN ON HOW TO DETECT MEDIA BIAS AND PROPAGANDA IN NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS, FOURTH EDITION (Thinker's Guide Library)

HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH:THE ART OF SUBSTANTIVE WRITING (Thinker's Guide Library)

THINKERS GUIDE TO FALLACIES (Thinker's Guide Library)

A Critical Thinker's Guide to Educational Fads: How to Get Beyond Educational Glitz and Glitter