A practical guide to critical thinking : deciding what to do and believe / David A. Hunter, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University. [electronic resource] Hunter, David A., 1965- author. Critical thinking. BF441 121 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. A thoroughly updated introduction to the concepts, methods, and standards of critical thinking, this edition is a unique presentation of the formal strategies used when thinking through reasons and arguments in many areas of expertise. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, the book offers a broad conception of critical thinking and explores the practical relevance to conducting research across fields such as business, education and biological sciences. Featuring exercises for a wide range of subject areas, it also includes: real-world examples from many fields of research, which reflect the applicability of critical thinking in everyday life; new topical coverage, including the nature of reasons, assertion and supposing, narrow and broad definitions, circumstantial reasons, and reasoning about causal claims; and selected answers to various exercises to provide readers with instantaneous feedback to support and extend the lessons. -- Edited summary from book. 2014 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118839751 eng Practical guide to critical thinking. Practical guide to critical thinking.