Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking

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. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 

Kritik

brilliantly informative [...] I know of no other book that so clearly sets out the best ways in which to structure an argument, whether by way of a speech, an essay or even a book. Network Review  

Autoreninfo

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.