Textbook
You've Got To Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You ThinkISBN: 978-1-4051-9664-2
Paperback
144 pages
September 2009, ©2009, Wiley-Blackwell
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a
thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes
illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process
goes awry in everyday human situations
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Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning
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Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not
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Demonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences
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Explains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one’s life