TY - BOOK AU - Cottrell,Stella TI - Critical thinking skills: developing effective analysis and argument T2 - Palgrave study skills SN - 9780230285293 AV - BF441 .C68 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Critical thinking KW - Study and teaching KW - Study skills N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 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 ER -