Critical Thinking Skills : Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection
The new edition of this leading guide helps students to develop reflective thinking skills, improve their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations along with plenty of examples and activities develop understanding at each stage. Includes a brand new chapter on employability
1 online resource (319 pages)
9781137550521, 113755052X
1164501574
Introduction: Building our 'critical muscle'
Do critical thinking skills matter?
About this book
Glossary
Acknowledgements
1. What is critical thinking?
2. How well do you think?
3. What's their point?
4. Is it an argument?
5. How well do they say it?
6. Reading between the lines
7. Does it add up?
8. Where's the proof?
9. Critical reading and note-making
10. Critical, analytical writing
11. Where's the analysis?
12. Critical reflection
13. Critical thinking for your future career and employability
Texts for activities in chapters 8, 9 and 11
Practice activities on longer texts
Appendix: Selected search engines and databases for online literature searches
Answers to activities
Bibliography
Index