AuthorCottrell, Stella
TitleCritical thinking skills : Developing effective analysis and argument / Stella Cottrell
Imprint New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Edition 2nd ed.
Descript xiv, 282 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

CONTENT

What is critical thinking? -- How well do you think? Develop your thinking skills. -- What's their point? Identifying arguments. -- Is it an argument? Argument and non-argument. -- How well do they say it? Clarity, consistency and structure. -- Reading between the lines: recognising underlying assumptions and implicit arguments. -- Does it add up? Identifying flaws in the argument. -- Where' s the proof? Finding and evaluating sources of evidence. -- Critical reading and note-making: critical selection, interpretation and noting of source material. -- Critical, analytical writing: critical thinking when writing. -- Where's the analysis? Evaluating critical writing. -- Critical reflection.


SUBJECT

  1. Critical thinking -- Study and teaching
  2. Critical thinking

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