Critical Thinking for A2

Cover......Page 1
Critical Thinking
for A2......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Introduction: what is this unit concerned with?......Page 12
Problems of definition......Page 16
Practising with definitions......Page 19
Finding the problematic term......Page 20
Summary......Page 21
Activity 1: commentary......Page 22
References......Page 26
2 the continuum of choice......Page 27
Activity 2......Page 31
Activity 1: commentary......Page 32
Activity 2: commentary......Page 34
References......Page 35
What do we mean by 'criteria of choice'?......Page 36
Activity 1......Page 41
Activity 1: commentary......Page 44
References......Page 47
4 identifying dilemmas......Page 48
What do we mean by a 'dilemma'?......Page 49
Activity 1......Page 52
Evidence......Page 53
Activity 1: commentary......Page 60
Activity 2......Page 70
References......Page 71
5 introducing ethical theories......Page 73
Utilitarianism......Page 75
Deontological ethics......Page 86
Libertarianism......Page 92
Issues of distribution of resources......Page 95
Activity 1......Page 97
Activity 1: commentary......Page 98
References......Page 103
Introduction: what is this unit concerned with?......Page 104
Activity 1......Page 106
Form and content......Page 108
Activity 2......Page 116
From certainty to probability......Page 118
Activity 3......Page 119
Activity 4......Page 122
Activity 1: commentary......Page 123
Activity 2: commentary......Page 127
Activity 3: commentary......Page 130
References......Page 131
Significance of information......Page 132
Activity 1......Page 134
Activity 2......Page 135
Activity 3......Page 137
Presentation of information......Page 138
Activity 5(a)......Page 140
Activity 5(b)......Page 141
Activity 6......Page 143
Selection of information......Page 145
Activity 1: commentary......Page 148
Activity 2: commentary......Page 149
Activity 3: commentary......Page 150
Activity 4: commentary......Page 151
Activity 5(a): commentary......Page 152
Activity 6: commentary......Page 153
References......Page 154
Consistency and inconsistency......Page 155
Activity 1......Page 156
Activity 3......Page 157
Activity 4......Page 159
Further issues of definition......Page 160
Charity and other principles......Page 161
Being rhetorical and being logical......Page 162
Activity 1: commentary......Page 163
Activity 2: commentary......Page 164
Activity 3: commentary......Page 165
Activity 5: commentary......Page 166
References......Page 167
Activity 1......Page 168
Activity 2......Page 171
Activity 3......Page 174
Activity 1: commentary......Page 178
Activity 2: commentary......Page 180
Activity 3: commentary......Page 181
References......Page 186