The Critical Thinking Toolkit

Preface

Introduction

Quick Thinking

#1 Attending to Attention

#2 Rhymed Reductions

#3 The Endless Question

#4 The Questionable Question

#5 The K-W-I-C Technique

#6 Juxtaposed Pairs

#7 Presidential Pursuits

#8 The Umbrage Not Taken

#9 Brainteasing/Brainsqueezing

#10 Perceptual Shifts

#11 Organizational Oxymorons

#12 Stratification

Creative Thinking

#13 Particular Virtues

#14 Perspicacious Perspectives

#15 Turnarounds

#16 Left Is Right. So Is Right.

#17 Ms. Matches and Mr. Matches

#18 Cre8—Get N2It

#19 Thinking Outside the Locks

#20 Thinking Is an Art

#21 A Kin to Kinesthesia

#22 Low and High Logos

#23 Blues on Parade

#24 Scrambled Pegs

Analytical Thinking

#25 Crisis Critiques

#26 Trend Spotters

#27 The Triple-A Approach

#28 A Foolery of Fun

#29 Patterned Organization

#30 Pro Con’D.

#31 Direct Responses

#32 In Your Sights

#33 Giving Problems a Why’d Berth

#34 Resource-Full

#35 Living Problems, Lively Solutions

Appendixes

Appendix A Test of Creativity: A Self-Assessment Exercise

Appendix B Analytical Thinking Test: A Self-Assessment Exercise

Appendix C Test of Creativity: Answer Sheet and Feedback

Appendix D Analytical Thinking Test: Answer Sheet

Bibliography

Index