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Can you recommend a text on critical reasoning? It's something I often feel I'm quite bad at.
by lemming 9y ago
Can you recommend a text on critical reasoning? It's something I often feel I'm quite bad at.
- zigzigzag 9y agoI don't know of a text off-hand, but this infographic is helpful: https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/poster https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/poster There's more to critical reasoning than understanding logical fallacies of course. But knowing how to avoid and recognise them is a basic part of it.
- pas 9y agohttps://intelligence.org/rationality-ai-zombies/ https://intelligence.org/rationality-ai-zombies/
- raleighm 9y agoThese are good: The Art of Reasoning: An Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (Fourth Edition) 4th Edition https://www.amazon.com/Art-Reasoning-Introduction-Critical-Thinking/dp/0393930785 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Reasoning-Introduction-Critical-T... Reflections on Reasoning 1st Edition https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Reasoning-Raymond-S-Nickerson-ebook/dp/B00G6TC2AK/ https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Reasoning-Raymond-S-Nicke...
- lemming 9y agoThank you!
- raleighm 9y agoAlso these audio/video resources seem good: http://www.wi-phi.com/front/Critical-Thinking http://www.wi-phi.com/front/Critical-Thinking http://argumentninja.com/podcast-episodes/ http://argumentninja.com/podcast-episodes/ And "The Great Courses" has a number of courses on logic, critical thinking and argumentation.