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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate in Economics for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, is one of our most important thinkers. His ideas have had a profound impact on many fields, but he has never brought them together in one book. Here, he explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical....
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and combat pervasive false information that harms society in The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit."--Publisher's description.
Series
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 159 pages).
Language
English
Description
"This eBook provides techniques for developing your critical reasoning skills, and will show you specific techniques of thinking clearly and logically, in an easy 20-step program. Each step takes just 20 minutes a day." --
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
We’re surrounded by fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track. Here are the fundamental lessons in critical thinking that we need to know and share now. Investigating numerical misinformation, Daniel Levitin shows how mishandled statistics and graphs can give a grossly...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are everywhere-and especially given the fierce debates we're all embroiled...
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Language
English
Appears on list
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Description
No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction, or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves, to improve our lives at work and at home? We can, says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova, and in Mastermind she shows us how. Beginning with the “brain attic” — Holmes’s metaphor for how we store information and...
Author
Language
English
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Description
From The New York Times bestselling author of THE ORGANIZED MIND and THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC, a primer to the critical thinking that is more necessary now than ever.
We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process—especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Levitin shows how to recognize misleading...
We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process—especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Levitin shows how to recognize misleading...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of contemporary life. Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows how to make an airtight argument. But even for her, logic sometimes falls prey to emotion, which is why she still fears flying and eats more cookies than she should. If a mathematician can't...
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 180 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Regardless of the law enforcement area you choose, you'll have to make tough, educated decisions on a regular basis. Use this all-in-one exam guide to improve your reasoning skills. Also included: two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations. " --
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xvi, 264 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In How to Talk to a Science Denier, Lee McIntyre tells the story of his own adventures in talking face to face with science deniers and their victims-including a Flat Earth convention in Denver, coal miners in rural Pennsylvania, and fishermen in the Maldives-and what he learned from the experience"--
12) Stolen magic
Author
Series
Tale of two castles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elodie and her companions return to her home island of Lahnt, where the theft of a protective statue has threatened the island with a deadly volcanic eruption.
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 143 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Do you want to improve your reasoning skills, learn to work smarter, and think better? This eBook will help you improve your critical thinking skills at your own pace. As you practice, you'll benefit from seeing full explanations for every question." --
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (vii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
This comprehensive guide offers complete preparation to pass the GED Mathematical Reasoning Test. Inside is an in-depth review of every math concept tested on the exam, along with test-like practice questions and complete answer explanations.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
56 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For every kid who's tired of eating vegetables and going to bed on time, here's a book that helps them figure out how to get their own way. Examining both sides of five issues with big kid appeal (eating vegetables, bedtimes, screentime, homework, and doing chores), award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi walks readers through the basics of debate skills, critical thinking and media literacy. How to pick a side, do your research, construct your argument,...
Author
Series
Tale of two castles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king.
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xi, 365 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
The best way to master a test is with focused, intensive practice. Inside this eBook, you will find intensive practice in pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, data analysis, statistics, coordinate geometry, and much, much more. All answer explanations are very detailed, and walk you through not only why the correct answer is right, but also why all other choices are wrong.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This is the first of two practice tests that will prepare you for the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills section of the official MCAT. It includes 53 questions, instant scoring, and detailed answer explanations for each question.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This is the second of two practice tests that will prepare you for the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills section of the official MCAT. It includes 53 questions, instant scoring, and detailed answer explanations for each question.
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