The Thinking Toolbox

This book is like a toolbox, full of different kinds of tools you can use for different thinking tasks. Just as you use the wrench to fix the sink, so you can use the tools we give you in this book to solve thinking problems.

We wrote this book for children and adults who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills. The Thinking Toolbox follows the same style as The Fallacy Detective with lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back. Parents and teachers, as well as anybody who wants to learn logic, will find The Thinking Toolbox easy to use and practical.

Features

• Fun to use - not dry like a math textbook
• Can be used after or before The Fallacy Detective
• Introductory - teaches skills you can use right away
• Self-teaching format
• For ages twelve and older
• Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  How to Use This Book
  Tools for Thinking
  A Thinking Tool
  A Discussion, a Disagreement, an Argument, and a Fight
  When It Is Dumb to Argue
  Fact, Inference, or Opinion
  Finding the Premises and Conclusion
  How to List Reasons Why You Believe Something
  How to Defeat Your Own Argument
  When Not to Use Logic
  Tools for Opposing Viewpoints
  Using the Opposing Viewpoints Chart
  Opposing Viewpoints Are Everywhere
  The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Evidence
  You Can't Believe Everything You Hear
  Are You Primary or Secondary?
  Who Has a Reason to Lie?
  Corroborating Evidence
  Mystery of the Stolen Manoot
  Stir Plot until Thickened
  Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  Does a Possibly Make a Probably?
  Circumstantial Evidence
  Puzzling Developments
  Tools for Science
  Mole the Scientist
  Tools that Help Scientists Do Their Job
  How to Be a Keen Observer
  Brainstorming
  Hypothesis Is a Huge Word
  How to Prove You Are Wrong
  A Good Experiment
  How to Analyze Data
  Listen and Learn
  Pseudoscience
  A Little Project
  Projects
  "Herbal the Verbal Gerbil" Game
  The Mystery of the Large Letter Library
  Answer Key

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