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2.1 (p. 4) Approaches to Critical Thinking

This is an excellent introduction to critical thinking, from Dr. Charles Ess of Drury University. It’s written in an accessible style, and there are numerous interesting hyperlinks. Here’s the opening screen:

Approaches to Critical Thinking

 
Go to this site by clicking on the link above and then scroll through the first page where Dr. Ess outlines some “basic steps in critically analyzing arguments.” Some of the basics include understanding logical fallacies, such as straw man, slippery slope, and hasty generalizations. Finally, click on the “Flush Rush” link, or go back to the main page and click on “Rush Limbaugh and Global Warming.” This will bring you to a delightful dissection of the illogic that Rush Limbaugh employs in his rantings about global warming.





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