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Taleff, Michael J.

Critical thinking for addiction professionals / Michael J. Taleff. - New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2006. - xiii, 160 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

CW017

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index.

The world of critical thinking -- Critical thinking: an overview of key elements -- Poor thinking: from the individual to the field -- Time for a little test -- Critical thinking: the basics -- What drives bad thinking? -- A crash course in fallacies -- Fallacies that appeal to authority and irrelevant fallacies -- Causal fallacies and weak inductions -- Fallacies that presume a conclusion before it is proven and classification fallacies -- Fallacies caused by perception problems and fallacies of manner and style -- The ethics of using critical thinking -- What price critical thinking?.

ISBN: 9780826118240 0826118240

LCCN: 2005029679

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Decision making.
Clinical psychology--Decision making
Counseling--Decision making
Social counselling & advice services
Illness & addiction: social aspects
Counseling--methods
Behavior, Addictive.
Judgment.
Perception.
Substance-Related Disorders--therapy

LC Class. No.: / .T35 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 616.89