Practical Critical Thinking Grades 9-12

Practical Critical Thinking Your teen is entering a world where ads are slick, news is often nonsense, and bold claims come with zero evidence. Time to sharpen the thinking skills. Practical Critical Thinking is a full-year course (1 credit!) designed to help high school students cut through the noise with confidence—and yes, it actually makes logic fun. This 384-page student book doesn't waste time. Through real-life scenarios, games, puzzles, polls, and challenges, your teen will learn to evaluate evidence, spot logical fallacies, unravel arguments, and communicate with clarity. We're talking about the kind of thinking that sticks—useful in essays, interviews, group chats, and, let's be honest, pretty much everywhere else in life. Topics range from the basics of critical thinking and problem-solving to decoding advertising strategies and analyzing eyewitness testimony. Yes, one of the lessons does touch on how companies use "sex appeal" in marketing—but it's done appropriately for