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Critical thinking and Logical reasoning - Workbook 9
Critical thinking and Logical reasoning Workbook 9 Author:Ranga Raghuram GIFT OF LOGIC TM :Critical Thinking & Logical Reasoning Series is a set of twelve books (11 workbooks and 1 Primer) written with the goal of establishing a basic standard in thinking and reasoning for readers of all ages. These workbooks will help the readers develop cognitive skills in three areas - Verbal, Analyt... more »ical and Pictorial. Verbal reasoning helps you to think, read, write and speak clearly and convincingly. Analytical reasoning helps you to be resourceful and strategic. Pictorial reasoning helps you to be visually perceptive and alert. Each workbook has three sections, Verbal, Analytical and Pictorial. Several topics in these three areas are gradually introduced in these books to help you develop cognitive skills. Some topics are repeated across books in order to provide sufficient drill in that topic. Critical Thinking & Logical Reasoning Series :Benefit Summary:School Students: Boost your scores in high school entrance exams, Gifted and Talented exams, CogAT, IQ, SAT, ACT etc. By gaining proficiency in Critical thinking & Logical reasoning skills gained from these books, you will be able to increase your confidence level by a notch and perform well in any type of exam. College/University Students: Develop raw intelligence and improve your performance in your chosen major. Fire yourself up to be verbally clear, analytically resourceful and visually alert. Gain advantage by automatically preparing for tests such as LSAT (Law), MCAT (Medical), PCAT (Pharmacy), GRE (Engineering), GMAT(Management) etc. Working professionals: Shape your reading, writing, speaking and thinking abilities with the help of these books. Enhance your on-the-job performance. Boost your confidence in job interviews. Housewives/Retired: Maintaining your thinking and reasoning abilities as you get older. Use the exercises in these books as a standard to test yourself against. Communicate clearly, be resourceful and maintain visual alertness. Please visit giftoflogic.com for more information on this series. Prerequisite: Critical thinking and Logical Reasoning - Primer. Essential topics in Critical thinking and Logical reasoning are discussed in the Primer book. It is necessary to be familiar with the topics discussed in the Primer to get a good understanding of the material covered in Workbooks 6-10. Workbook-9 covers the following topics: The Verbal Reasoning section helps you to develop your reasoning skills by solving problems involving arguments. In the "Assumptions" reasoning problems, you will learn to identify the premise that was assumed to reach the conclusion of the argument. In the "Reasoning Strategy" reasoning problems, you will learn to explain the reasoning strategy used in an argument. The Analytic Reasoning section presents complex positioning and grouping problems. The ability to solve these problems is gained by understanding the concepts discussed in the Primer book. The Pictorial Reasoning section helps you to develop your visual reasoning skills by training in problems involving pattern perception, figure formation, paper cuttiong and folding, figure matrix and rule detection. Solving problems in these areas will enable you to identify visual patterns easily. Answers are provided at the end of each book. Recommended for: Ages 11 and Up. Further reading: After reading this book, proceed to do the exercises in Workbook-10.« less