TY  - GEN
AU  - Elder, Linda 
AU  - Paul, Richard
TI  - Thinker's guide to analytic thinking : how to take thinking apart and what to look for when you do
SN  - 9780944583197
U1  - 153.42 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - California
PB  - Foundation for Critical Thinking Press
KW  -  
N1  - Contents
Part I: Understanding the Basic Theory of Analysis
This section provides the foundational theory essential to analysis. It delineates the eight basic structures present in all thinking 
Why a Guide on Analytic Thinking? 5
Why the Analysis of Thinking is Important 6
All Thinking is Defined by the Eight Elements That Make It Up                6
All Humans Use Their Thinking To Make Sense of the World                            7
To Analyze Thinking We Must Learn to Identify and Question Its Elemental Structures 8
To Evaluate Thinking, We Must Understand and Apply Intellectual Standards 9-10
Thirty-five Dimensions of Critical Thought 11-12
On the Basis of the Above We Can Develop A Checklist for Evaluating Reasoning 13-14
Part 2: Getting Started: Some First Steps
This section enumerates the most important foundational moves in analysis 
Think About Purpose 15
State the Question 16
Gather Information 17
Watch Your Inferences 18
Check Your Assumptions 19
Clarify Your Concepts 20
Understand Your Point of View 21
Think Through the Implications 22
Part 3: Using Analysis to Figure Out the Logic of Anything
This section provides a range of sample analyses (as well as templates
for analysis) 
The Figuring Mind 23
Analyzing the Logic of Human Emotions 24-26
Analyzing Problems 27-28
Analyzing the Logic of an Article, Essay, or Chapter 29-32
Analyzing the Logic of a Textbook 33
Evaluating an Author's Reasoning 34
Analyzing the Logic of a Subject: 35
Science 36
History 37                                
Sociology 38                                             
Economics 39-40                                                   
Ecology 41-42                                                 
Substantive Writing 43
Part 4: Taking Your Understanding to a Deeper Level
This section explains the elements more comprehensively, differentiating skilled from unskilled reasoners 
Analyzing and Assessing:
Goals, Purposes, or Objectives 44                                     Questions, Problems, and Issues 45                       
Data, Evidence, Experience, Research 46                             
Inferences, Interpretations, and Conclusions 47                     
Assumptions and Beliefs 48                                    
Concepts, Ideas, and Theories 49                               
Points of View and Perspectives 50                                Implications and Consequences 51                               
Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions 52-53
Conclusion 54
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