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The Role of Logical

Analysis in developing and

practising Critical Thinking

Contents

 Some thoughts about Critical Thinking

 Logical Analysis and Logical Fallacies &

Practice

Some everyday meanings of Critical Thinking

 CT = not readily or blindly accept what is

presented to you

 CT = to know to ask good questions to find

truths

 CT = to find faults + to find merits

 CT = a positive and essential element in

The basis of Logical analysis

 Logical Analysis lies at the heart of Critical

Thinking

 Arguments lie at the heart of Logical

Analysis

 Problems of Arguments or Logical Fallacies

Some Basic Types of Logical Fallacies

 Hasty Generalization  Stereotype

 Oversimplification

 Post hoc Ergo Propter Hoc  Red Herring

 False Authority  Statistics

Practice with Logical Fallacies

 Nga couldn’t sleep last night, so she failed the quiz this morning

 Students’ language could be improved if teachers did more research

Practice with Logical Fallacies

 Vietnam, in formulating and applying its

future foreign policy, must choose between a return to strict isolationism and total

global commitment

 People from Nghe An are talented, hard

Practice with Logical Fallacies

 Everyone who works for General Motors is

rich; the average salary is $30,000 a year

 The law is a good one because Senator

Practice with Logical Fallacies

 The airport is obviously unsafe There have

been three crashes there in three years

 America is a land of easy-spending

Structure of the Argument

 Example of an Argument

Structure of the Argument

The argument is composed of three parts

 The conclusion – the author’s opinion and recommendation for action

 The premises – the facts the author uses to back up his opinion

Practice with Argument Structures

 Find the elements in these arguments

– Phuong is not beautiful If she can get married, then everyone can

– Bill teaches writing in group I Tom teaches writing in group D Group A students get

Practice with Critical Thinking

 Analyze the following argument and

practice with argument and logical fallacies

 Try to identify

– The conclusion – The premises

– The assumptions

Argument

Last notes

 The talk aims to raise audience’s awareness,

not an exhaustive guide to Critical Thinking

 For best effect, keep practicing with Critical

Last words

 Questions are welcome!!!

 Thank you for your attention!!!