Cry of the Cat, plus Critical Thinking & Precise Communication

Cry of the Cat, plus Critical Thinking & Precise Communication

by Lyman J. Houfek

Illustrated by Brian Clarke

Follow Sonny and Rick on their exciting adventure through the dismal menacing swamp and past the hideous carved door... Follow the story and learn critical thinking and precise communication. In this unique book with illustrations by Brian Clarke, the lessons are related to what happens in the story.  Teachers and students, you will experience step by step how to prevent your inferences going awry.

Step 1: alert yourself to the no-words world--the existence of things before you give them labels Step 2: remember the difference between things and words--you cannot eat the label "apple." Step 3: describe precisely, using the tools of general semantics

This is just a peek at part of this new thinking tool.  Follow its 9 steps to critical thinking and precise communication.  Student or teacher, you will be amazed at the results. For students, teachers, home-schoolers.  For the family: Parents, grandparents, and children read this book together. For all those young at heart who want to improve their daily thinking habits.  The author used these methods in his highly successful business career. 1997. 138 pp. ISBN 0-918970-45-8. Published originally by the International Society for General Semantics, Concord, CA.