Colin Swatridge

Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking

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Produktbeschreibung

This work is sure to improve the written work of any student required to demonstrate the key skills of critical writing and thinking. It is equally as valuable for professionals needing these skills as well as for anyone who has a case to put forward and would like to do so convincingly.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 159mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 333g
• ISBN-13: 9780199671724
• ISBN-10: 0199671729
• Artikelnr.: 40477225

Autorenporträt

Dr Colin Swatridge is an A Level Chief Examiner in the UK, a visiting senior lecturer at four universities in Eastern/Central Europe, and he was a tutor for the Open University for 15 years. He has taught critical thinking for some years to Erasmus students from all over Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

1: What do you do when you argue a case?
2: How will you make yourself clear?
3: What case have others made?
4: What do you make of these arguments?
5: How will you support your case
6: How much can you be sure about?
7: How much is a matter of belief?
8: Are you oversimplifying the issue?
9: Does your argument hang together?
10: How will you lay out your case?
A Summary of Recommendations for Effective Argument Made in This Book
Exemplar Arguments
Responses to Questions
Index