Critical Thinking: The Effective Beginner’s Guide to Master Logical Fallacies Using a Scientific Approach and Improve Your Rational Thinking Skills With Problem-Solving Tools to Make Better Decisions

by Travis Holiday, Kevin Hollins

If you answered YES to all these questions, then this is the right book for you! Critical thinking is the ability to be objective, rational and analytical about situations and problems. The world that we live in becomes more complicated each day. You will only be able to cope with our complicated world by learning how to control your thoughts and by becoming a critical thinker. When you can think effectively, you will realize that you can better control all aspects of your life and you can better deal with whatever problems or adversities life may throw your way. When you become a critical thinker, you will be amazed at how you can convert your aspirations into reality. This book is a step by step guide to make you start thinking for yourself and develop a objective and solid patterns of thoughts. You will learn to be more introspective and reflective, meaning that you will learn to examine and consider your own mental processes including your thoughts, your emotions, and your desires. So, if you want to master critical thinking , and become an unbeatable decision-maker then don’t go further in your search. This guide explores how to make the best out of your thinking and contains information of great value such …and much more!
Through this book, the authors will share both inspiration and practical techniques that you can use to learn and exercise critical thinking. Your life is a never-ending series of decisions and this guide can equip you with the information you need to make better decisions in your life.

Genres: Philosophy

210 pages, Paperback

Published September 18, 2019

Reviews

[Cody Bumpus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I read this as an e-book. I came across multiple spelling and grammatical errors that distracted me from some of the content of this book and ultimately undermined the validity of some of the information. I am unfamiliar with the authors, so I cannot vouch for them, and I also don’t want to be unfair, as the errors could be a result of converting the book to an e-book.

That being said, I found this book after looking for books on “thoughts on thoughts” or critical thinking about thinking.

Overall, this book had some good information as well as did a good job framing some of the ideas around critical thinking. It was also peppered with some practical applications, some of which I fully intend to implement into my daily life.

However, I felt as though the structure of the book hindered its maximum effectiveness. Each chapter was short while still being riddled with subsections. I felt as though I was getting shallow information about a lot of subtopics under the umbrella of critical thinking with an occasional golden nugget.

I have yet to find a great book on critical thinking, or one that meets my expectations of what I am looking for. I am unsure if my desired book on critical thinking exists, as it is a very abstract topic, but I will continue my pursuit as this book was not it.

[Susan C · Rating 1 out of 5]

When they say "beginner", they are underselling it. I only made it three chapters in, and I kept waiting for some information I didn't already know, a deeper insight, anything that wasn't incredibly superficial. Alas, I was treated to such self-evident statements such as "Critical thinkers are good at problem-solving because they follow problem-solving steps" and "As long as you are alive, you will have thoughts and make decisions each day of your life." I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was... not great. The tone was reminiscent of a 1970s element school educational film.
Anyway, after three chapters I decided life is too short for awful books. If it gets less insipid after that, I couldn't say.

[Josiah Lybbert · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was hoping for more depth on topics such as cognitive biases, logical reasoning and the scientific method. Instead this book was very broad, general and vague. There was very little value to the content here.

[Breezy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chaotic organization and rather repetitive. The chapter divisions had no apparent flow.

[Ben H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good book but I did feel like the author was trying to be a little used car salesman with the critical thinking.