Critical thinking skills : developing effective analysis and argument / [book]
Developing effective analysis and argument
Stella Cottrell
- 2nd ed.
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011.
- 282 p. : ill.
- Palgrave study skills .
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
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