Crowley County Combined Library

"Offers intriguing either/or questions and content on history topics to encourage critical thinking and debate"--Provided by publisher.

Contains twenty-seven articles that provide opposing viewpoints on questions regarding the domestic issues affecting Canada, the country's major foreign policy concerns, challenges to freedom of expression, and issues affecting relations between Canada and the United States.

Presents a collection of essays covering various viewpoints regarding police brutality

Contains essays that offer a variety of perspectives on the issue of factory farming, debating whether factory farming is economically beneficial, ethical, or harmful to human health or the environment, and considering the future of the industry.

The book meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for Critical Thinking and is written by the Chief Examiner. In this highly accessible book, Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts. Topics include: argument analysis, clarifying terms and interpreting ideas, skilful decision making and value judgements, and applying critical thinking...

Discusses the use of marijuana for medical purposes, including its effectiveness, the legal and ethical concerns of medical marijuana, and the effects of individual state laws on the subject.

This volume explores the topics relating to popular culture by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.

Provides a collection of articles that offer varying viewpoints on the subject of weapons of mass destruction, covering such topics as biological terrorism, the U.S. policy towards nuclear weapons, and a missile defense system.

Looks at all sides in several arguments concerning the right to privacy, including debates about the Patriot Act, traveler searches, national identity cards, and public video surveillance.