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A valuable guide on creativity and critical thinking to improve reasoning and decision-making skills

C ritical thinking skills are essential in virtually any field of study or practice where individuals need to communicate ideas, make decisions, and analyze and solve problems. An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better outlines the necessary tools for readers to become critical as well as creative thinkers. By gaining a practical and solid foundation in the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity, readers will become equipped to think in a more systematic, logical, and imaginative manner.

Creativity is needed to generate new ideas to solve problems, and critical thinking evaluates and improves an idea. These concepts are uniquely introduced as a unified whole due to their dependence on each other. Each chapter introduces relevant theories in conjunction with real-life examples and findings from cognitive science and psychology to illustrate how the theories can be applied in numerous fields and careers. An emphasis on how theoretical principles of reasoning can be practical and useful in everyday life is featured, and special sections on presentation techniques, the analysis of meaning, decision-making, and reasoning about personal and moral values are also highlighted.

All chapters conclude with a set of exercises, and detailed solutions are provided at the end of the book. A companion website features online tutorials that further explore topics including meaning analysis, argument analysis, logic, statistics, and strategic thinking, along with additional exercises and multimedia resources for continued study.

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An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity is an excellent book for courses on critical thinking and logic at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The book also serves as a self-contained study guide for readers interested in the topics of critical thinking and creativity as a unified whole.

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All chapters conclude with a set of exercises, and detailed solutions are provided at the end of the book. A companion website features online tutorials that further explore topics including meaning analysis, argument analysis, logic, statistics, and strategic thinking, along with additional exercises and multimedia resources for continued study.

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SOLUTIONS FOR CHAPTER 1

1.1 Issues to think about: Is a single example about bees enough to draw a conclusion about human reasoning? Is the persistence of the bees a reflection of intelligence and logical thinking?

1.2.a Critical thinking is not solely a matter of finding fault. It also includes finding good reasons to support a conclusion. Finding fault can also be constructive if we learn from the mistake.

1.2.b First of all, it is debatable whether relationships and connections are more important. Perhaps it depends on the individual and the line of work? Also, even if these things are more important, does it follow that critical thinking is not useful? Critical thinking can help you build better relationships and connections.

1.2.c Many important decisions should not be made hastily and critical thinking is crucial. See Chapter 22. Also, even quick decisions can improve with good critical thinking.

1.3 This longer definition provides a lot of detail, but it fits with the simpler definition of critical thinking in this book. Thinking clearly and rationally involves the kind of activities and values that are listed in the quote.

1.5 As you might guess, the first four are good attitudes and the next four are not. They are meant to help you reflect on your own thinking process. You can also think about whether any of these traits are present in the behavior of the people around you. If so, how do these traits affect their thinking and decisions?

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