Study Guides
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Reasoning Skills Success Practice Test
Before you start your study of reasoning skills, you may want to get an idea of how much you already know and how much you need to learn. The practice test consists of 35 multiple-choice questions. Take as much time as you need to complete this short practice test. ...
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Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills Help
Introduction to Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills "The more one listens to ordinary conversations, the more apparent it becomes that the reasoning faculties of the brain take little part in the direction of the vocal organs."
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Problem-Solving Strategies Help
Introduction to Problem-Solving Strategies "The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it." —Voltaire, French writer and philosopher (1694–1778)
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Opinion or Fact Help
Introduction to Opinion or Fact "Too often we … enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." —John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (1917–1963)
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Credibility and Bias Reasoning Skills Help
Introduction to Credibility and Bias Reasoning Skills "Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in."
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Partial Claims and Half-Truths Help
Introduction to Partial Claims and Half-Truths "Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully considered what they do not say." —William Whyte Watt, American author ...
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Euphemism and Dysphemism Help
Introduction to Euphemism and Dysphemism Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, 'I just might try it,' we are at the nexus of choice and persuasion that is advertising." —Andrew Hacker, ...
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Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning Help
Introduction to Inductive vs Deductive Reasoning "You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of ...
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Evaluating Evidence Help
Introduction to Evaluating Evidence "You cannot lie ever, because a lie destroys the credibility of the product, and credibility is more important than anything. Credibility's even more important than clarity."
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Recognizing A Good Argument Help
Introduction to Recognizing A Good Argument "When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say." ...
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