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Clear Thinking: A Practical Introduction Paperback – May 1, 1990

by Hy Ruchlis (Author), Hyman Ruchlis (Author), Sandra Oddo (Author)

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This lively introduction to the basis of critical analysis shows how to evaluate evidence, isolate facts, and use sound reasoning skills in everyday situations. Chapters focus on: The Importance of Clear Thinking; The Nature of Facts; The Reasoning Process; Language and Reasoning; Common Errors in Reasoning; Conflicting Opinions; Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination; How Opinions Are Influenced; and much more.

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Hy Ruchlis (1913-1992) was a physicist, teacher, and writer known for his scientific books aimed at younger readers. Ruchlis was a graduate of Brooklyn College and Columbia University, and went on to teach both at the secondary and college levels. He is the author of Clear Thinking, How Do You Know It’s True? and How A Rock Came To Be In A Fence On A Road Near A Town.

Paperback: 271 pages
Publisher: Prometheus Books; First edition (May 1, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879755946
ISBN-13: 978-0879755942
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Anoracle

Very Close To Encyclopedic But, Contains Dichotomies!

November 5, 2013

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NOTE: I purchased this book from AMAZON!
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"Critical Thinking" By Hy Ruchlis, With Sandra Oddo
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Although "Clear Thinking" stimulates 'critical' thinking and covers many ways to avoid evils of mind control and irrational thinking; the Authors actually fail to adhere to the very strong advice against 'jumping to conclusions' which naturally prevented their 'Thinking Clearly'!
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Their several failures to exercise good judgement in decision making is very starkly obvious when they discuss some things totally devoid of factual proof, i.e. On page 13 the statement: "---Our Satellites can reach Neptune, two billion miles from Earth on a twelve year journey and send back detailed photographs for us to study and admire." And: On page 56: "---Consider the remarkable exploration of the four planets by the space probe Voyager 2 from 1977 to 1989. After two years it reached Jupiter and took many photographs and measurements."
Because no proof has ever surfaced concerning these projects, it is fair to say the Authors are guilty of 'un-clear thinking'! And, a dichotomy when viewed with their many ways to avoid such erroneous assertions.
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Putting these 'personal' errors aside; the direction, intent, and, content of the book is worth every penny of it's purchase price; and, it is an excellent means for promoting the importance of using critical thinking to get at the 'real' facts and truth of subjects!
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Buy it! You'll benefit from it!
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November 10, 2010

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In the introduction to "Clear Thinking", the author mentions that the reason this book was written was because an acquaintance sought a book that would introduce his gifted middle school students to logic but could not find one. This book was written to fill that niche.

"Clear Thinking" is best for its intended audience: gifted youngsters. If you are over the age of 20 and have merely a backyard familiarity with logic, pass on this book. It will not challenge you.

Consider this a review of the book as intended for smart kids. If I were to review it as intended for more mature audiences, I would give it 1.5 stars if said audience had no better than a high-school diploma.

Okay. So this is for smart kids. Is it any good? Well, it's okay. The writing is very pedestrian, and the author (though he may have noble intentions) fails to arouse the reader's mind. Logic and reasoning are VERY interesting subjects, but the rhetoric, syntax, and diction the author employs convey otherwise.

This book would have benefited from an author with a sense of humor. If you're writing for kids, try to be a little funny; this helps maintain the child's attention. Instead, the only deviation from descriptive writing (i.e., Knowledge is based on the human senses) is the occasional moralizing (i.e., Closed minds are bad).

Not to mention, this book is from 1990. The examples are a little outdated (No, seriously, this guy attacks ASTROLOGY. Does ANYone still think astrology needs to be refuted?). In addition, the texture of the pages is fairly dull and unpleasant; nonfiction books MUST have soft glossy pages nowadays.

I urge educators who want to explicitly introduce their kids to logic to look elsewhere. Scientific thinking continues to make headway into popular culture, so I'm guessing that better books have been written since.

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The Agnostic Apatheist

Excellent Book on How to Think

December 7, 2008

Format: Paperback

This is one of the only books that explicitly provides a pragmatic approach or algorithm on how to think, in step-by-step fashion. It covers most of the basic topics taught in a logic or critical reasoning course but is much simpler to follow and does not use symbolic notations.

This is an excellent and very practical book! It is much better than Flew's "How to think Straight". I highly recommend "Clear Thinking" to anyone who wants a good introduction to the practice of critical thinking.

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Vold E. Mort

Excellent book for pre-adolescents

April 21, 2007

Format: Paperback

This is by far the best book on the subject for kids in roughly a pre-adolescent age range (though of course your child's reading level may vary). Ruchlis's explanations and examples are clear, concise and well-put. My one quibble with the book is that it displays a bit of a liberal bias--the bulk of the more political examples have to do with flawed reasoning by conservatives/Republicans, few with flawed reasoning by liberals/Democrats. I wish Ruchlis had been more attentive to this issue when choosing examples (though it might make for a good teaching moment about how even authors of books like this are not immune from bias). Nonetheless it is an excellent book.

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A customer

Good intro to logic and reason...

August 3, 1999

Format: Paperback

This is a great book for those that need to brush up on reasoning skills or as an introduction. With many full grown adults possessing little or no science and critical thinking education these days, books like these are a must-read. It is never too late to empower yourself with logic!

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A customer

too simple, good for young teenagers

June 27, 1998

Format: Paperback

From the title and table of contents i expected a lot more. It indeed did cover all the topics of logic and faulty reasoning and avoidance of prejudice as listed but only in the most superfical ways. Not very many specific examples beyond common sense.

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