Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument (Palgrave Study Skills)

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Good book, especially for people that are just starting university and who may need a good "tutorial" for learning a solid reading and writing method. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. The second edition of this leading guide helps students to develop reflective thinking skills, improve their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively. 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. I found that a lot of it was really just common sense, but the book spells out what common sense actually is in the context of responding to written arguments, which is helpful and made me realise quite how much is involved in a process that I previously took for granted.

She is the million copy best-selling author of The Study Skills Handbook , The Palgrave Student Planner , The Exam Skills Handbook , Study Skills Connected , You2Uni and Skills for Success , a key text on personal development planning. This easy to follow, step-by step guide to developing reasoning skills even applies the techniques to tasks such as reading, note-taking, and writing. All in all, this book is an excellent source to deepen your understanding, reinforce your learning, and develop the skill to read between lines; not to forget effective note-making. It's so simple to understand as the author breaks down the language of critical thinking and puts it in a way that makes sense!

If for no other reason this piece of literature would make an excellent gift to give to someone; whom faces challenges in any of these areas.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Clarity, consistency and structure -- Reading between the lines: recognising underlying assumptions and implicit arguments -- Does it add up? 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? The exercises are great as they underpin the knowledge and its surprising how much you take in as you work your way through each chapter. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.This book breaks down every element of critical thinking skills, argument, analysis, and provides exercises in each section. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

Filled with helpful activities and tried-and-tested tools, this bestselling book shows readers how to construct effective arguments, improve critical analysis, and hone reflective thinking skills. Critical thinking includes the component skills of analyzing arguments, making inferences using inductive or deductive reasoning, judging or evaluating, and making decisions or solving problems.Written by Stella Cottrell, leader in the field with over one million book sales to date, this text breaks down a complex subject into easily understood blocks, providing easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations and practice activities to develop understanding and practise your skills at each stage. I read the whole textbook in two days before embarking on planning my important essays (the reason why I purchased the textbook). Essential for students who are mystified by tutor comments such as 'more critical analysis needed', this is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to develop advanced skills in this area and learn to apply them to tasks such as reading, writing and note-taking. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

A complex subject is broken down into easy to understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage.With clear explanations, relevant examples and plenty of exercises throughout, this book helps students to develop their analytical reasoning skills and apply them to a range of tasks including reading, note-making and writing. Especially recommended for university students, particularly at the start of their undergraduate degree as it is vitally important to develop these critical skills before reaching your final year and have to complete your dissertation. In fact, it is very essential to teach learners at undergraduate level CTS along with other language skills such as Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost. Her titles include The Study Skills Handbook , Critical Thinking Skills , Skills for Success , The Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook , Mindfulness for Students and titles in the 50 Ways series .