Critical thinking skills : developing effective analysis and argument /
Developing effective analysis and argument
Stella Cottrell
- 2nd ed.
- Basingstoke, Hampshire : New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- xiv, 282 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Palgrave study skills .
- Palgrave study skills .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-279) and index.
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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