Critical Thinking Logic Problem Solving

A course of informal and formal logic for junior high and secondary students.

Help children of all learning styles and strengths improve their critical thinking skills with these creative, cross-curricular activities. Each engaging activity focuses on skills such as recognizing and recalling, evaluating, and analyzing.

Is your life in the right direction? Are you in control of your destiny? How our lives go depends on how we think? Shoddy thinking usually creates more problems that you don't anticipate. On the other hand, critical thinking is like an avenue for endless possibilities. We use it in managing businesses, budgeting, deciding whether to proceed with plans or not, and even in simple things like knowing the appropriate words to say in a particular situation. Critical thinking brings about excellent resolutions to problems, yet, it needs to be developed so that it can work, which requires you to have a sound strategy for success. It is important to bear in mind the fact that your own brain is unique: after you will read this pages you will learn what you need to do in terms of exercises, in order to keep your brain elastic and working in a logical manner. This book has been carefully written with the aim to handle the shortcomings that face the thinking process. What will you meet in this book? 6 Simple Steps for Solving All Your Problems 4 Sure-Fire and Lifesaver Skills for Decision Making Several Traits of Critical Thinkers you Should Imitate Useful and Effective Skills for Problem Solving Why Logic is the Most Crucial Skill you Need to Develop as a Critical Thinker Personal Decision-Making Styles that Seem to be Tailormade for You How to Win an Argument Obstacles Facing Critical Thinking How to Tackle Your Challenges Problem Solving Exercises to Boost Critical Thinking Skills Every person on this planet has problems. Now, many of us sit back, close our eyes, and hope that our problems will go away on their own. But they don't. In order to solve your problems, you are going to have to think about them in a critical manner. Pick those problems apart. Look for solutions. Look for ways you can use aspects of the problem to your own advantage. Think about the problem personally, and independently. Advice from others is great, but at the end of the day, it is still your problem, and you are the one that is left to deal with it while it is there and ultimately solve it. Critical thinking is the one aspect you are going to use most in your life if you want to take your life from something that is just plain and simple, to the next level. So what can stop you? Buy your copy of this book!

The ancient Roman orator Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.) wrote, 'Control your mind or it will control you.' In today's society we are faced with more information, and more complex information, than ever. Faced with making decisions, we can feel overwhelmed and helpless. One way to become less helpless — to gain control over our lives — is to gain control over our own thinking. We can feel helpless when faced with this barrage of information, opinions, data, and conflicting arguments if we lack the skills to quickly grasp and critically evaluate them. This book is designed to impart these kinds of skills.Any course in a university should do more than teach information — in nearly every field, 'facts' become obsolete quickly. The goals of Thinking Matters are to help you: The text is punctuated with exercises or 'personal experiments' to challenge and stimulate your curiosity. These exercises may take the form of an inventory to be taken, a puzzle to be solved, or some thoughts to ponder.The first module Thinking Matters: Critical Thinking as Creative Problem Solving introduces the student to all the above topics — logic, probability, argument forms and fallacies, ethical reasoning, algorithms, and computational thinking — through logic puzzles and games and mathematical magic tricks.

Do you often think there is something in your mind hindering your success? Do you know that each of us has an untapped potential? Have you ever got easily frustrated and irritated with matters issues you can't control? Do you have any regrets because you could have avoided problems if only you had thought about it before? Have you made terrible decisions and need to make a complete 180-degree change in your life's direction? Whenever you have a problem, you must avoid decision-making based on emotions or prejudices and face it with a critical mind. The best way to improve how we think is to train changing our thinking habits. Learn how to clarify to show the links between the problem, its causes and potential solutions: this book will provide you with all the tools and skills you need to learn through practical exercises. Improving critical thinking is part of your personal growth: you will learn how to feed your mind and reach your full potential. In this book, you will learn: Many Questions you Could Ask Yourself to Evaluate Your Weaknesses and Your Strengths in Thinking Techniques to Get Out the Most of Your Time 8 Subskills to Find an Answer to a Problem and Develop New Ideas How to Make Better Choices Using Both Logic and Creativity The 5 Aspects That Influence Our Choices Analyzing Facts and Applying Logic Tips for Being a Better Decision-Maker 3 Non-Mental Stuff you Need to Make Sure Your Brain is in Great Physical Health 40 Powerful Strategies to Improve Critical Thinking 12 Effective Practical Recommendations for Introducing the Scientific Method into Your Lives Identify Other People's Arguments and Critically Deal With Fake News Essential Mental Exercises Whether you make a decision surrounding your personal life or one that deals with a professional side, you'll have to make some tough choices throughout time. Sometimes we blame others, outside sources, and general fate for how we have ended up. Whether you are a logical thinker or you are more creative, you will learn to combine both logic and creativity to make better choices. Did you make a wrong decision? You will be able to learn something from this mistake, giving yourself a better chance to improve next time. You will learn a sequence of key steps that will lead you from understanding your problem to implementing the best possible solution. You should be the person that is able to decide the fate of your future. Take control over your future! Challenge and train your thinking whenever you have spare time and start building your foundation towards being a critical thinker. Are you anxious to become a critical thinker? It is a need to say yes to the challenge in improving our thinking. Take a step further. Scroll up and start Reading Now.