Mastering Critical Thinking: Learn How to Think, Not What to Think!

Learn How to Think, Not What to Think!Mastering Critical Thinking has been created for all serious individuals who want to learn and use practical critical thinking skills effectively in school, business, and everyday life. You will learn two major areas:How to Critically Think - This book teaches powerful tools, techniques, methodologies, and resources to apply complex reasoning, understand, actively learn, make informed decisions, solve problems, and achieve objectives. You will learn to observe, research, and analyze using evidence to verify or dispute information and separate results from rhetoric. When critical thinking applies to social relationships and institutions, it taps into human nature. Exploring psychology and sociology is done whenever it adds to understanding a situation, circumstance, decision, or problem. How to Use Your Critical Thinking Skills Effectively - Knowing critical thinking skills isn’t enough. Powerful thinking takes time, practice, and patience to apply these skills. Integrating critical thinking into your everyday life will serve you well. These skills are key to having a deeper understanding of the world and how we can help become more productive and useful to ourselves and others.In summary, this book is designed to help fill the severely lacking gap in today’s formal education system."It doesn’t matter how smart you areif you don’t stop and think.’”~ Thomas SowellLearning practical critical thinking skills are instrumental in creating an exciting, engaging, and meaningful future with purpose. When change comes, which it will, you will have the skills to adjust and adapt in school, work, and life.Book LayoutMastering Critical Thinking has four sections, fourteen chapters, and six appendices.They are:Section I: Foundational Critical Thinking SkillsChapter 1 Key Elements of Critical ThinkingChapter 2 Critical Thinking Land MinesChapter 3 Exploring Our Multiple IntelligencesSection II: Mastering Critical Thinking Chapter 4 Critical Thinking Tools, Techniques, & Methods Part I Chapter 5 Critical Thinking Tools, Techniques, & Methods Part II: Deep DivesChapter 6 Decision-Making with Imperfect InformationChapter 7 Knowledge, Decisions & Consequences Section III: Critical Thinking Applications Chapter 8 Pivoting in LifeChapter 9 Results Versus Rhetoric Part I: Conflicting VisionsChapter 10 Results Versus Rhetoric Part II: Free Market CapitalismChapter 11 Results Versus Rhetoric Part III: SocialismChapter 12 Results Versus Rhetoric Part IV: Free Market Capitalism Versus Socialism Section IV: Becoming a New Breed of Critical Thinker Chapter 13 Keys to Increase Your Critical Thinking SkillsChapter 14 Moving Forward Appendices Appendix A Structural Problems in American SchoolsAppendix B Books for Further StudyAppendix C Deep Dives into Government ProgramsAppendix D Gathering Facts, Data, & Empirical EvidenceAppendix E How to Do Comparison StudiesAppendix F How to Do ProjectsIn summary, Mastering Critical Thinking is packed with powerful information to help you create an exciting, engaging, and meaningful future! Read more