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Why a Guide on Analytic Thinking?
Why the Analysis of Thinking is Important
All Thinking is Defined by the Eight Elements That Make It Up
All Humans Use Their Thinking To Make Sense of the World
To Analyze Thinking We Must Learn to Identify and Question Its Elemental Structures
To Evaluate Thinking, We Must Understand and Apply Intellectual Standards
Thirty-five Dimensions of Critical Thought
On the Basis of the Above We Can Develop A Checklist for Evaluating Reasoning
Think About Purpose
State the Question
Gather Information
Watch Your Inferences
Check Your Assumptions
Clarify Your Concepts
Understand Your Point of View
Think Through the Implications
The Figuring Mind
Analyzing the Logic of Human Emotions
Analyzing Problems
Analyzing the Logic of an Article, Essay, or Chapter
Analyzing the Logic of a Textbook
Evaluating an Author’s Reasoning
Analyzing the Logic of a Subject:
• Science
• History
• Sociology
• Economics
• Ecology
• Substantive Writing
• Goals, Purposes, or Objectives
• Questions, Problems, and Issues
• Data, Evidence, Experience, Research
• Inferences, Interpretations, and Conclusions
• Assumptions and Beliefs
• Concepts, Ideas, and Theories
• Points of View and Perspectives
• Implications and Consequences
Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions
Conclusion
The Thinker’s Guide Library
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