“Teaching Critical Thinking“

There are hundreds of books on thinking and how to improve it, ranging from airport junk to turgid academic treatises. Here is a short list of some of the best, focusing on critical thinking

Cialdini, R. B. (1984). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

Giere, R. N. (1996). Understanding Scientific Reasoning

Heuer, R. J. (1999). Psychology of Intelligence Analysis.

Kepner, C. H., & Tregoe, B. B. (1997). The New Rational Manager

Minto, B. (1995). The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking.

Myers, D. G. (2002). Intuition: Its Powers and Perils.

Paul, R. W., & Elder, L. (2002). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life

Piatelli-Palmarini, M. (1994). Inevitable Illusions: How Mistakes of Reason Rule our Minds.

Salmon, M. (1989). Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

Spence, G. (1995). How to Argue and Win Every Time

Whyte, J. (2004) Crimes Against Logic