Critical Thinking, Thoughtful Writing: A Rhetoric With Readings

This book teaches the fundamental thinking, reasoning, reading and writing abilities needed for success in academic studies and in life. The text begins with basic skills related to personal experience and then carefully progresses to the more sophisticated reasoning skills required for abstract, academic contexts. Exercises, discussion topics and writing assignments encourage active participation, stimulating students to examine their own and others' thinking. Over 50 readings from many disciplines give perspectives on important, current themes. The readings are carefully integrated into the text, illustrating key concepts and stimulating students to develop their thinking abilities. Thinking Activities focus on contemporary and enduring topics and are intended to enlarge students' understanding of the world through systematic exploration. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.