Critical thinking skills : developing effective analysis and argument / Stella Cottrell.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave study skillsPublisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: Second editionDescription: xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- 9780230285293
- 0230285295
- Developing effective analysis and argument
- 370.152 COT 23
- BF441 .C68 2011
- LB 2395.35
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 370.152 COT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donated by Beatrice Moran | 224220 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.