Critical thinking skills :
Cottrell, Stella.
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 . - 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.
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.
9780230285293 (pbk.) 0230285295 (pbk.)
99954847174
Critical thinking.
Critical thinking--Study and teaching.
Study skills.
BF441 / .C68 2011
153.42 / SID-B-10896
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 . - 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.
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.
9780230285293 (pbk.) 0230285295 (pbk.)
99954847174
Critical thinking.
Critical thinking--Study and teaching.
Study skills.
BF441 / .C68 2011
153.42 / SID-B-10896
