In the era, when not only billions of protein users throughout the world, but also neural networks are produced and distributed, it is not easy to separate the truth from fiction, recognize manipulations and understand which sources deserve confidence and which are not. The book of Tom Chatfield “Critical Thinking” introduces the reader to practical recommendations for the analysis of primary and secondary sources, as well as with some aspects of logic and rhetoric.
Excerpt for familiarization
We constantly, without realizing this report, use critical thinking or rely on the experience gained with its help. Taking everything on faith, we would have achieved a little in life - forever deceived, confused, confused victims of manipulations. Imagine that you would believe in any words of any person, everything that you see, hear and read in every advertisement, in every political statement! Having mastered critical thinking, you will not change human nature and you can not always and behave absolutely rationally in everything. The meaning here is to learn how to notice your own - and strangers - restrictions and understanding when you need to stop, once again think and formulate the right questions, in order to understand the essence of what is happening
Briton Tom Chatfield It is not very famous for the Russian -speaking reader, although his first book (like everyone else, exploring the changed world of media and the thinking of modern man) was published back in 2010. Chatfield examines numerous paradoxes and phenomena in detail, reminding the reader how to remain logical in the illogical world. And if you try to formulate the main idea of “critical thinking”, then it will look like this: “It is safe to say that the ability to question any information is one of the key competencies of the future.”
“Critical thinking”, published in Russian, “Alpine Plisher”, resembles a working notebook: in each chapter, the author asks questions and leaves a place for notes. This allows the reader to interact with the book as in some way to the co -author - in a semi -game form to fix the key ideas and it is better to learn the material. However, for those who refused paper, both the electronic version and the audiobook are available.
Read a free fragment of the book on the publishing house website
