Critical thinking skills : developing effective analysis and argument / Stella Cottrell.
- Cottrell, Stella
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
About this work
Also known as
Developing effective analysis and argument
Description
Ideal for students who are mystified by lecturer comments such as 'more analysis needed', this title takes the art of analysis and breaks it down into easy-to-understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage.
Publication/Creation
Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Physical description
xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series
Contributors
Edition
second edition.
Contents
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-279) and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores/Cottrell
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ISBN
- 9780230285293
- 0230285295