NEW! Several advanced chapters were eliminated which faculty are unable to incorporate into their course or courses. (Throughout the book). All chapters can be covered in one or two semesters. NEW! Many of the diagrams in the book have been enhanced and new diagrams have been added. The ideas presented are made more intuitive through the new diagrams. NEW! The glossary of critical thinking terms has been strongly enhanced and developed. (In the back). The glossary in this book is the most developed glossary on critical thinking. REVISED! Offers practical strategies for improving one’s life. (Chapters 15-16). Helps students design their own practice in critical thinking. REVISED! The barriers to critical thinking development are emphasized — namely egocentric and sociocentric thought. (Chapter 14). Gives students a realistic sense of what it takes to develop as a reasoner. REVISED! Think for Yourself activities. (Throughout each chapter). Require students to work through the ideas and relate them to everyday life experiences or to course content in other courses. REVISED! The concept of critical thinking presented in this book is comprehensive, global, integrated, and explicit. The principles of critical thinking are made apparent and readily accessible to students. (Throughout the book). The concept of critical thinking implicit in this book is applicable to all domains of human thought and all areas of human life. REVISED! The text's concepts are based on fairminded thinking. (Chapter one and throughout the book). Helps instructors foster fairminded rather than sophistic critical thinking. REVISED! Emphasis on the development of intellectual traits, not simply intellectual skills and abilities. (Chapter one). Helps instructors cultivate intellectual empathy, intellectual integrity, intellectual courage, intellectual sense of justice and other intellectual dispositions. REVISED! Everyday language is used in the text rather than specialized technical language. (Throughout the text). Provides maximum accessibility to students because everything in the text is easily understandable. TECHNOLOGY AND PEARSON CHOICES MyStudentSuccessLab (www.mystudentsuccesslab.com) is an online solution designed to help students ‘Start strong, Finish stronger’ by building skills for ongoing personal and professional development. This Learning Outcome based technology promotes student engagement through: The Learning Path Diagnostic offers for the course, 83 Full Course Pre- and Post-Diagnostic (Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels I-VI) questions, and for each topic, 20 Pre- and Post-Test (Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels I-VI) questions. The Overview provides learning objectives to build vocabulary and repetition. Video interviews on key issues ‘by students, for students’. The Practice exercises improve class preparation and learning. Graded Activities build critical thinking skills and develop problem-solving abilities (includes Essays and Journaling). Instructors benefit from an Implementation Guide to easily assign and assess progress. Students have access to relevant FinishStronger247 YouTube videos, t