什么是分析性思维PDF电子书下载

Part 1:Understanding the Basic Theory of Analysis 1

This section provides the foundational theory essential to analysis.It delineates the eight basic structures present in all thinking. 1

Why a Guide on Analytic Thinking? 1

Why the Analysis of Thinking Is Important 2

To Analyze Thinking We Must Learn to Identify and Question Its Elemental Structures 4

To Evaluate Thinking We Must Understand and Apply Intellectual Standards 5

35 Dimensions of Critical Thought 7

A Checklist for Reasoning 9

Part 2:Getting Started—Some First Steps 11

This section enumerates the most important foundational moves in analysis. 11

Think About Purpose 11

State the Question 12

Gather Information 13

Watch Your Inferences 14

Check Your Assumptions 15

Clarify Your Concepts 16

Understand Your Point of View 17

Think Through the Implications 18

Part 3:Using Analysis to Figure Out the Logic of Anything 19

This section provides a range of sample analyses(as well as templates for analysis). 19

The Figuring Mind 19

Figuring Out the Logic of Things 20

Analyzing Problems 23

Analyzing the Logic of an Article,Essay or Chapter 25

Analyzing the Logic of a Textbook 29

Evaluating an Author's Reasoning 30

Analyzing the Logic of a Subject 31

Part 4:Taking Your Understanding to a Deeper level 40

This section explains the elements more comprehensively,differentiating skilled from unskilled reasoners. 40

Analyzing and Assessing 40

Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions 48

Conclusion 50