{"product_id":"james-madison-critical-thinking-course","title":"James Madison Student","description":"\u003ci\u003eTypically counted as 1\/2 credit for high school students.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Download sample pages from \u003ca target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.criticalthinking.com\/media\/blfa_files\/05705.pdf\"\u003eJames Madison Critical Thinking Course (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e \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 James Madison Critical Thinking Course. 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 James Madison Critical Thinking Course 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\u003eIncludes Everything Covered in a Typical Logic Course\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everything in a typical introductory logic course is included in the James Madison Critical Thinking Course. Pages are perforated for easy removal and are reproducible for your home use. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timberdoodle.com\/James_Madison_Critical_Thinking_Course_Guide_p\/410-402.htm\"\u003eThe Instruction Guide (sold separately)\u003c\/a\u003e provides answers to both the exercises and the quizzes, but virtually no additional information.\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\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\u003e544, perforated\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\u003e9781601441454\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: \u003c\/i\u003e The Critical Thinking Co\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Printed In: \u003c\/i\u003eUSA\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTypical High School Credits Earned:\u003c\/i\u003e 1\/2 credit critical thinking\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFaith-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":35290740457636,"sku":"410-401","price":39.99,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kit Item","offer_id":35290740490404,"sku":"410-401","price":0.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/9045\/9300\/products\/410-401.jpg?v=1595333985","url":"https:\/\/timberdoodleshort-com.myshopify.com\/products\/james-madison-critical-thinking-course","provider":"timberdoodleshort.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}