{"product_id":"james-madison-critical-thinking-course-guide","title":"James Madison Critical Thinking Course Teacher Guide","description":"Download sample pages for \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.com\/media\/blfa_files\/05706.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003e James Madison Critical Thinking Course Answer Guide (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eInstruction Guide Provides Answers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This instruction guide provides answers to both the exercises and quizzes for the \u003ci\u003eJames Madison Critical Thinking Course\u003c\/i\u003e, but virtually no additional resource information. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/James_Madison_Critical_Thinking_Course_p\/410-401.htm\"\u003eThe student book\u003c\/a\u003e for the course is sold separately. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCaptivating Scenarios, Exceptional Critical Thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Engage your teen in captivating crime-related scenarios and give him the exceptional critical thinking skills he needs with the \u003ci\u003eJames Madison Critical Thinking Course\u003c\/i\u003e. Superbly easy for any homeschool family to use, the step-by-step, self-instructional lessons and activities are straightforward and applicable across your teen’s entire curriculum. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLearn Analytical Skills by Solving Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Using mini-mysteries and a fictional detective with the Los Angeles Police Department, each chapter of the \u003ci\u003eJames Madison Critical Thinking Course\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on various thinking skills and leads your teen gradually into complicated analytical skills. Massive in scope, the course teaches more than sixty-five skills and concepts related to critical thinking, such as learning how to distinguish a fact from an opinion, recognizing ambiguity in a statement, evaluating arguments as valid or not, and assessing common fallacies in reasoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTopics Include:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eInterpret and apply complex texts, instructions, illustrations, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRecognize and clarify issues, claims, arguments, and explanations.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDistinguish: conclusions, premises (reasons), arguments, explanations, assumptions (stated\/unstated), issues, claims (statements), suppositions, unstated conclusions, unstated premises, and implications.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRecognize ambiguity and unclearness in claims, arguments, and explanations.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDistinguish necessary and sufficient conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDescribe the structure or outline of arguments and explanations: confirmation, disconfirmation.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvaluate whether an inductive argument is strong or weak.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvaluate claims and arguments in terms of criteria such as: consistency, relevance, support.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvaluate analogical arguments and inductive generalization arguments in terms of criteria, such as: the greater the number of similarities between the conclusion and the premises regarding the sample, the stronger the argument.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAssess the relevance of claims to other claims, and to questions, descriptions, representations, procedures, information, directives, rules, principles, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEvaluate whether a deductive argument is valid or invalid (logical form): categorical, truth-functional, and semantic\/definitional.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDistinguish supporting, conflicting, compatible, and equivalent claims, arguments, explanations, descriptions, representations, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIdentify and avoid errors in reasoning, informal fallacies: begging the question, equivocation, post hoc, ergo propter hoc (after that, therefore, because of that), false dilemma\/false dichotomy fallacy (line drawing fallacy, perfectionist fallacy), smoke screen\/red herring\/rationalizing, hasty generalization, appeal to ridicule\/sarcasm, ad hominem fallacy (personal attack, poisoning the well), appeal to illegitimate authority, loaded question, evidence surrogate, stereotyping, appeal to consequences (favorable or unfavorable), \"wishful thinking\", genetic fallacy, biased generalization, anecdotal evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscern whether pairs of claims are consistent, contrary, contradictory, or paradoxical.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__features-title\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Information\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthors: \u003c\/i\u003eWilliam O'Meara, Ph.D and Daniel Flage, Ph.D\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pages: \u003c\/i\u003e80\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eActivities:\u003c\/em\u003e Sixty-five critical thinking related skills and concepts\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Black \u0026amp; White: \u003c\/i\u003eYes\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBinding: \u003c\/i\u003e Paperback\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Copyright: \u003c\/i\u003e 2011\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: \u003c\/i\u003e978-1-60144-267-3\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: \u003c\/i\u003e The Critical Thinking Co\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Printed In: \u003c\/i\u003eUSA\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Faith-Based: \u003c\/i\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1994\/4551\/files\/ribbon_large.gif?v=1500415094\" alt=\"\"\u003eAwards and Endorsements:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cathy Duffy - 101 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum","brand":"The Critical Thinking Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35290739867812,"sku":"410-402","price":10.99,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kit Item","offer_id":35290739900580,"sku":"410-402","price":0.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/9045\/9300\/products\/410-402-2.jpg?v=1595333984","url":"https:\/\/timberdoodleshort-com.myshopify.com\/products\/james-madison-critical-thinking-course-guide","provider":"timberdoodleshort.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}