An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity: Think More, Think Better

Preface ix

1 Introduction 1

2 Thinking and writing clearly 11

3 Definitions 21

4 Necessary and sufficient conditions 33

5 Linguistic pitfalls 41

6 Truth 53

7 Basic logic 59

8 Identifying arguments 69

9 Valid and sound arguments 75

10 Inductive reasoning 87

11 Argument mapping 95

12 Argument analysis 107

13 Scientific reasoning 113

14 Mill's methods 125

15 Reasoning about causation 133

16 Diagrams of causal processes 141

17 Statistics and probability 145

18 Thinking about values 159

19 Fallacies 173

20 Cognitive biases 185

21 Analogical reasoning 195

22 Making rational decisions 201

23 What is creativity? 215

24 Creative thinking habits 223

Solutions to exercises 233

Bibliography 256

Index 261