Thinking Skills & Logic For Junior High and High School Students
The logic and thinking skills I was taught in high school have served me well all my life. Every person needs to understand logic, and how to think! It is a dearly needed, and often overlooked, skill in today's world. Teach these to your whole family out loud as evening lessons, and watch them grow in their reasoning ability!
Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning
A fallacy is an error in logic—a mistake in thinking. Every child and adult needs to learn critical thinking and good logic, and this book is the place to start! I can remember learning logic as a teenager, and soon being able to identify my own misaligned thinking, as well as spot advertising lures. You'll learn how to detect logical fallacies and propaganda techniques. Fun to use, self-teaching workbook teaches students skills they can use as soon as they shut the book! Includes The Fallacy Detective Game, giving you and your friends an entertaining way to spot fallacies. Answer key also included. Paperback, 226 pages for ages 13 and up.
Get the tools you needs for clear thinking. Thirty-five lessons will build reasoning skills, giving you tools to use to solve problems. Lessons cover 1) When it is dumb to argue, 2) Using the scientific method, 3) Five rules of brainstorming, 4) Who has a reason to lie? 5) How to analyze opposing viewpoints, 6) How to analyze evidence and sources, 7) How to list reasons why you believe something, and much, much more. Cartoon illustrations are delightful addition. Each lesson has exercises for students, with an answer key at the back. A fun and easy introduction to practical thinking skills for ages 13 through adult. Do it aloud with the whole family—you'll love it and gain valuable skills! Paperback.
Deductive reasoning is an important skill for students to master. It is essential to success in reading, math, writing, social studies, and science at all grade levels. Mind Benders are a fun and challenging way for students to sharpen the deductive reasoning skills they'll need for better academic performance, higher test scores, and for real-life problem solving!
Being able to think creatively and logically is a skill that needs developing! This fun and challenging series will help your children learn to figure things out and stretch their brain power. These books are unique in that they have many exercises in visual perception, such as showing a drawing of a box that is unfolded and having you "fold" it back together with your eyes only. Studies have proven that these books raise national test scores significantly in analysis, vocabulary, reading and mathematical reasoning skills. Paperback, 250 to 300 reproducible pages per workbook.
