Critical thinking skills : developing effective analysis and argument / Stella Cottrell.

By:

Cottrell, Stella

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Palgrave study guides | Palgrave study guidesPublication details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.Edition: Second editionDescription: xiv, 250 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781403996855 (pbk.) :
1403996857 (paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

160 COT

LOC classification:

LB2395.35

Contents:

What is Critical Thinking? - How Well Do You Think? - What\'s Their Point? - Is it an Argument? - How Well Do They Say It? - Reading Between the Lines - Does it Add Up? - Where\'s the Proof? - Critical Reading and Note-making - Critical, Analytical Writing - Where\'s the Analysis? - Texts - Bibliography - Index.

Summary: 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.

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Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	160 COT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		208236

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-247) and index.

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.