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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 590,470 ratings — published 2011
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Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,140 ratings — published 2004
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How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 3,180 ratings — published 1991
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The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 41,174 ratings — published 2011
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A Rulebook for Arguments A Rulebook for Arguments (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 3,229 ratings — published 1986
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 146,689 ratings — published 2021
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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 5,223 ratings — published 2013
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A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 127 ratings — published
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A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non Verbal Reasoning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 597 ratings — published 2012
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The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2nd Edition The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,509 ratings — published 2002
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The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.07 — 10,370 ratings — published 2018
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The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,129 ratings — published 2019
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Deductive Reasoning and Strategies Deductive Reasoning and Strategies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1999
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A New Approach to REASONING Verbal & Non-Verbal A New Approach to REASONING Verbal & Non-Verbal (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 171 ratings — published 2014
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (ebook)
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avg rating 4.38 — 18,525 ratings — published 2015
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A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 4,716 ratings — published 2016
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,386 ratings — published 2014
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 122,015 ratings — published 2007
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Reasoning From The Scriptures Reasoning From The Scriptures (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 279 ratings — published 1985
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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,357 ratings — published 2000
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Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,613 ratings — published
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Think Again: How to Reason and Argue Think Again: How to Reason and Argue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.35 — 599 ratings — published 2018
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Critique of Cynical Reason Critique of Cynical Reason (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 651 ratings — published 1983
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Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies - Academic Edition Logically Fallacious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies - Academic Edition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 610 ratings — published 2012
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 269,898 ratings — published 2009
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Rationality Rationality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 6,454 ratings — published 2021
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The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 348 ratings — published 2005
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Inductive Reasoning: Experimental, Developmental, and Computational Approaches Inductive Reasoning: Experimental, Developmental, and Computational Approaches (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2007
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 4,376 ratings — published 2013
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 6,600 ratings — published 2018
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Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 8,583 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life (Norton Paperback) Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life (Norton Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 3,880 ratings — published 1991
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Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,590 ratings — published 2019
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 202,153 ratings — published 2018
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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 18,315 ratings — published 2013
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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avg rating 4.04 — 29,104 ratings — published 2007
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
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avg rating 4.08 — 71,499 ratings — published 2001
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Six Thinking Hats Six Thinking Hats (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 13,637 ratings — published
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On Certainty On Certainty (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 4,992 ratings — published 1969
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Logical and Analytical Reasoning (Useful for All Competitive Exams) Logical and Analytical Reasoning (Useful for All Competitive Exams)
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avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published
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Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 191 ratings — published 2017
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Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic Mastering Logical Fallacies: The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.68 — 755 ratings — published 2016
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Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 23,689 ratings — published 2016
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,265,678 ratings — published 2011
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Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 2,333 ratings — published 2007
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The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking, & Problem Solving The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking, & Problem Solving (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,730 ratings — published 1987
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Introduction to Logic: And to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences Introduction to Logic: And to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 218 ratings — published 1993
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This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 7,084 ratings — published 2012
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The Logical Thinking Process: A Systems Approach to Complex Problem Solving The Logical Thinking Process: A Systems Approach to Complex Problem Solving (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 160 ratings — published 2007
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Jonathan Haidt
“We should not expect individuals to produce good, open-minded, truth-seeking reasoning, particularly when self-interest or reputational concerns are in play. But if you put individuals together in the right way, such that some individuals can use their reasoning powers to disconfirm the claims of others, and all individuals feel some common bond or shared fate that allows them to interact civilly, you can create a group that ends up producing good reasoning as an emergent property of the social system. This is why it's so important to have intellectual and ideological diversity within any group or institution whose goal is to find truth (such as an intelligence agency or a community of scientists) or to produce good public policy (such as a legislature or advisory board).”
Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Mark Twain
“Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Animal... In truth, man is incurably foolish. Simple things which other animals easily learn, he is incapable of learning. Among my experiments was this. In an hour I taught a cat and a dog to be friends. I put them in a cage. In another hour I taught them to be friends with a rabbit. In the course of two days I was able to add a fox, a goose, a squirrel and some doves. Finally a monkey. They lived together in peace; even affectionately.

Next, in another cage I confined an Irish Catholic from Tipperary, and as soon as he seemed tame I added a Scotch Presbyterian from Aberdeen. Next a Turk from Constantinople; a Greek Christian from Crete; an Armenian; a Methodist from the wilds of Arkansas; a Buddhist from China; a Brahman from Benares. Finally, a Salvation Army Colonel from Wapping. Then I stayed away for two whole days. When I came back to note results, the cage of Higher Animals was all right, but in the other there was but a chaos of gory odds and ends of turbans and fezzes and plaids and bones and flesh--not a specimen left alive. These Reasoning Animals had disagreed on a theological detail and carried the matter to a Higher Court.”
Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings

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