Preface PART 1. BASICS 1. The Power of Critical Thinking 2. Obstacles to Critical Thinking 3. Making Sense of Arguments PART 2. REASONS 4. Reasons for Belief and Doubt 5. Media Manipulation: Fake News, Bias, and Advertising 6.

Fallacies and Persuaders 7. Deductive Reasoning: Propositional Logic 8. Deductive Reasoning: Categorical Logic 9. Inductive Reasoning PART 4. EXPLANATIONS 10. Inference to the Best Explanation 11. Judging Scientific Theories 12. Critical Thinking in Morality and the Law Appendix A: The Truth About Philosophy Majors Appendix B: Essays for Evaluation Appendix C.

Answers to Exercises Appendix D. Answers to Self-Assessment Quizzes Appendix E. Critical Thinking and Writing Notes Glossary Credits Index.