Elliot D. Cohen is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Humanities at Indian River State College in Florida. He is executive co-director and co-founder of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy; professor and chair at the Indian River College; editor-in-chief and founder of The International Journal of Applied Philosophy and The International Journal of Philosophical Practice. Author of twelve books and numerous articles, his most recent books are New Rational Therapy: Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness and What Would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason. Other recent books include Philosophers at Work: Issues and Practice of Philosophy; The Virtuous Therapist: Ethical Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy; and News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and its Threat to Democracy.

• 1 Table of Contents2 Preface to the StudentChapter 3 Introduction: Free ThinkingPart 4 I. Kinds of ReasoningChapter 5 1. The Nuts and Bolts of ReasoningPart 6 DeductionChapter 7 2. Deductive ReasoningChapter 8 3. Hypothetical SyllogismsChapter 9 4. Disjunctive SyllogismsChapter 10 5. Truth-Functional LogicChapter 11 6. Categorical StatementsChapter 12 7. Immediate DeductionsChapter 13 8. Categorical SyllogismsPart 14 InductionChapter 15 9. GeneralizationChapter 16 10. PredictionChapter 17 11. TestimonialsChapter 18 12. HypothesisChapter 19 13. CausationPart 20 Behavioral and Emotional ReasoningChapter 21 14. Behavioral ReasoningChapter 22 15. Refutation in Practical ReasoningChapter 23 16. Emotional ReasoningPart 24 II. Informal FallaciesPart 25 Fallacies that Promote Self-Destructive EmotionsChapter 26 17. Inferences from "Must," "Awful," and "Can't"Chapter 27 18. Damning Thoughts and Dutiful WorryingPart 28 Fallacies that Impede Successful Interpersonal RelationsChapter 29 19. Bandwagon ArgumentsChapter 30 20. Emotional AppealsChapter 31 21. Irrelevant AppealsChapter 32 22. Sophistical ArgumentsChapter 33 Appendix: Venn Diagrams34 Index

In Critical Thinking Unleashed, Elliot D. Cohen takes the reader through the various parameters of reasoning. It is complex, yet fascinating stuff. But what I found most important perhaps was how so much of what he wrestles with, from deconstructing the news stories behind Iraqi WMD to 'spin' in political campaign ads, cuts to the heart of the challenge we face as citizens in today’s democracy.

Elliot D. Cohen is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Humanities at Indian River State College in Florida. He is executive co-director and co-founder of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy; professor and chair at the Indian River College; editor-in-chief and founder of The International Journal of Applied Philosophy and The International Journal of Philosophical Practice. Author of twelve books and numerous articles, his most recent books are New Rational Therapy: Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness and What Would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason. Other recent books include Philosophers at Work: Issues and Practice of Philosophy; The Virtuous Therapist: Ethical Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy; and News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and its Threat to Democracy.

• 1 Table of Contents2 Preface to the StudentChapter 3 Introduction: Free ThinkingPart 4 I. Kinds of ReasoningChapter 5 1. The Nuts and Bolts of ReasoningPart 6 DeductionChapter 7 2. Deductive ReasoningChapter 8 3. Hypothetical SyllogismsChapter 9 4. Disjunctive SyllogismsChapter 10 5. Truth-Functional LogicChapter 11 6. Categorical StatementsChapter 12 7. Immediate DeductionsChapter 13 8. Categorical SyllogismsPart 14 InductionChapter 15 9. GeneralizationChapter 16 10. PredictionChapter 17 11. TestimonialsChapter 18 12. HypothesisChapter 19 13. CausationPart 20 Behavioral and Emotional ReasoningChapter 21 14. Behavioral ReasoningChapter 22 15. Refutation in Practical ReasoningChapter 23 16. Emotional ReasoningPart 24 II. Informal FallaciesPart 25 Fallacies that Promote Self-Destructive EmotionsChapter 26 17. Inferences from "Must," "Awful," and "Can't"Chapter 27 18. Damning Thoughts and Dutiful WorryingPart 28 Fallacies that Impede Successful Interpersonal RelationsChapter 29 19. Bandwagon ArgumentsChapter 30 20. Emotional AppealsChapter 31 21. Irrelevant AppealsChapter 32 22. Sophistical ArgumentsChapter 33 Appendix: Venn Diagrams34 Index

In Critical Thinking Unleashed, Elliot D. Cohen takes the reader through the various parameters of reasoning. It is complex, yet fascinating stuff. But what I found most important perhaps was how so much of what he wrestles with, from deconstructing the news stories behind Iraqi WMD to 'spin' in political campaign ads, cuts to the heart of the challenge we face as citizens in today’s democracy.

Elliot D. Cohen is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Humanities at Indian River State College in Florida. He is executive co-director and co-founder of the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy; professor and chair at the Indian River College; editor-in-chief and founder of The International Journal of Applied Philosophy and The International Journal of Philosophical Practice. Author of twelve books and numerous articles, his most recent books are New Rational Therapy: Thinking Your Way to Serenity, Success, and Profound Happiness and What Would Aristotle Do? Self-Control through the Power of Reason. Other recent books include Philosophers at Work: Issues and Practice of Philosophy; The Virtuous Therapist: Ethical Practice of Counseling & Psychotherapy; and News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and its Threat to Democracy.

• 1 Table of Contents2 Preface to the StudentChapter 3 Introduction: Free ThinkingPart 4 I. Kinds of ReasoningChapter 5 1. The Nuts and Bolts of ReasoningPart 6 DeductionChapter 7 2. Deductive ReasoningChapter 8 3. Hypothetical SyllogismsChapter 9 4. Disjunctive SyllogismsChapter 10 5. Truth-Functional LogicChapter 11 6. Categorical StatementsChapter 12 7. Immediate DeductionsChapter 13 8. Categorical SyllogismsPart 14 InductionChapter 15 9. GeneralizationChapter 16 10. PredictionChapter 17 11. TestimonialsChapter 18 12. HypothesisChapter 19 13. CausationPart 20 Behavioral and Emotional ReasoningChapter 21 14. Behavioral ReasoningChapter 22 15. Refutation in Practical ReasoningChapter 23 16. Emotional ReasoningPart 24 II. Informal FallaciesPart 25 Fallacies that Promote Self-Destructive EmotionsChapter 26 17. Inferences from "Must," "Awful," and "Can't"Chapter 27 18. Damning Thoughts and Dutiful WorryingPart 28 Fallacies that Impede Successful Interpersonal RelationsChapter 29 19. Bandwagon ArgumentsChapter 30 20. Emotional AppealsChapter 31 21. Irrelevant AppealsChapter 32 22. Sophistical ArgumentsChapter 33 Appendix: Venn Diagrams34 Index

In Critical Thinking Unleashed, Elliot D. Cohen takes the reader through the various parameters of reasoning. It is complex, yet fascinating stuff. But what I found most important perhaps was how so much of what he wrestles with, from deconstructing the news stories behind Iraqi WMD to 'spin' in political campaign ads, cuts to the heart of the challenge we face as citizens in today’s democracy.