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.; 25 cm.
- Palgrave study skills .
What is critical thinking?How well do you think? : Develop your thinking skillsWhat\'s their point? : Identifying argumentsIs it an argument? : Argument and non-argumentHow well do they say it? : Clarity, consistency and structureReading between the lines: recognising underlying assumptions and implicit argumentsDoes it add up? : Identifying flaws in the argumentWhere\'s the proof? : Finding and evaluating sources of evidenceCritical reading and note-making: critical selection, interpretation and noting of source materialCritical, analytical writing: critical thinking when writingWhere\'s the analysis? : Evaluating critical writingCritical reflection.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-279) and index (pages280-282).
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