p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Michael Boylan received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is professor of philosophy at Marymount University. He is the author of The Extinction of Desire (2007) and A Just Society (2004) in addition to nineteen other books and more than ninety articles in philosophy and literature.

"[An] excellent and practical introduction to critical thinking ... Boylan doesn't limit his analysis to academic writings but instead includes examples of critical inquiry to evaluate the arguments and claims in advertising, the media, and phishing emails. ... Although the intended audience is students who need to write and understand argumentative essays, anyone interested in understanding and responding to claims they encounter through the media will find it highly rewarding." - Library Journal

• Preface , Introduction , Reading The Text , Confronting the Text , Critical Reading , Confronting the Media , Reconstructing The Text , Outlining Deductive Logical Argument , Outlining Inductive Argument , Confronting Media in Reconstruction , Responding To The Text , Finding Out What You Believe , The Con Essay , The Pro Essay , Appendix: The Big Picture

p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Michael Boylan received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is professor of philosophy at Marymount University. He is the author of The Extinction of Desire (2007) and A Just Society (2004) in addition to nineteen other books and more than ninety articles in philosophy and literature.

"[An] excellent and practical introduction to critical thinking ... Boylan doesn't limit his analysis to academic writings but instead includes examples of critical inquiry to evaluate the arguments and claims in advertising, the media, and phishing emails. ... Although the intended audience is students who need to write and understand argumentative essays, anyone interested in understanding and responding to claims they encounter through the media will find it highly rewarding." - Library Journal

• Preface , Introduction , Reading The Text , Confronting the Text , Critical Reading , Confronting the Media , Reconstructing The Text , Outlining Deductive Logical Argument , Outlining Inductive Argument , Confronting Media in Reconstruction , Responding To The Text , Finding Out What You Believe , The Con Essay , The Pro Essay , Appendix: The Big Picture

p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Michael Boylan received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is professor of philosophy at Marymount University. He is the author of The Extinction of Desire (2007) and A Just Society (2004) in addition to nineteen other books and more than ninety articles in philosophy and literature.

"[An] excellent and practical introduction to critical thinking ... Boylan doesn't limit his analysis to academic writings but instead includes examples of critical inquiry to evaluate the arguments and claims in advertising, the media, and phishing emails. ... Although the intended audience is students who need to write and understand argumentative essays, anyone interested in understanding and responding to claims they encounter through the media will find it highly rewarding." - Library Journal

• Preface , Introduction , Reading The Text , Confronting the Text , Critical Reading , Confronting the Media , Reconstructing The Text , Outlining Deductive Logical Argument , Outlining Inductive Argument , Confronting Media in Reconstruction , Responding To The Text , Finding Out What You Believe , The Con Essay , The Pro Essay , Appendix: The Big Picture