CONTENTS
The final book has been revised throughout and will contain the following chapters:
Introduction
Glossary
Acknowledgements
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
Texts for Activities
Practice Activities on Longer Texts
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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