Reasonig Skills

Reasoning skills success
in 20 minutes a Day

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Copyright © 2010 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reasoning skills success in 20 minutes a day.—3rd ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-57685-726-7 1. Reasoning (Psychology) I. LearningExpress (Oranization) II Title: Reasoning skills success in twenty minutes a day. BF442.R44 2010 153.4'3—dc22 2009030907 Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition ISBN-13 978-1-57685-720-5 For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 2 Rector Street 26th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com

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cRitical tHinking anD Reasoning skills What Are Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills? Definition: The Difference between Reason and Emotion Justifying Your Decision Why Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills Are Important In Short PRoblem-solving stRategies Definition: What Is a Problem? Identifying the Problem Breaking the Problem into Its Parts Prioritizing Issues Relevance of Issues In Short tHinking vs. knowing Definition: Fact vs. Opinion Why the Difference between Fact and Opinion Is Important Tentative Truths Fact vs.... [continues]

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