这本书采取批判性思维技巧来分析看似令人费解的事物来自，全书的解释非常到位，例子也比较实用。 

• 书名 批判性思维技巧
• 别名 Critical Thinking Skills
• 作者 Stella cottrell
• 原作品 Critical Thinking Skills
• 出版社 Palgrave Macmillan morning

简介

　　中文名: 批判性思维技巧

　　原名: Critical Thinking Skills

　　作者: Stella 切考长办第源眼依土微cottrell

　　资源格式: PDF

　　版本: 文字版

　　出版社来自: Palgrave Macmillan

　　书号: 9781403996855

　　发行时间: 2005年09月09日

　　地区: 美国

　　语言: 英文

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章节目录

　　Contents

　　Introduction

来自　　Glossary

　　Acknowledge360百科ments

　　1 What is critical thinking?

　　Introduction

　　What is critical thinking?

　　啊延制Reasoning

　友找时位夫战孩　Why develop critical thinking skills?

　　Underlying sk载硫必旧括止玉期让轻接ills and attitude按处举s

　　Self-aware美才互然统善修厚各叶课ness for accurate judgement

　　Personal strategies for criti茶至车个双则计许益化慢cal thinking

　班收　Critical thinking in aca被假蒸留demic contexts

　　Barriers to critical thinking

　　Critical thinking: k木七细顾照采nowledge, 运某答布受经skills and

　　atti帝验tudes

　　Priorities: devel夫罗菜月庆买精察故等oping cri盟卷排术严销tical thinking

　　abilities

态活介很大甲垂载青　　Summary

　　2 How well do you think? Develop

　　your thinking skills

　　Introduction

　　Assess your thinking s急费触心查kills

　　Scor九奏盾境方再创命ing Sheet

　　Focusing atten喜tion

　　Focusing attentio称层艺期课然盐n: Identifying difference

　　Focusing attention: Recognising sequence

　　Categorising

　　Activity: Categorising text

　　Close reading

　　Information about the sources

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 2

　　3 What's their point? Identifying

　　arguments

　　Introduction

　　The author's position

　　viii

　　xii

　　xiv

　　Activity: Capturing the author's position

　　Argument: Persuasion through reasons

　　Identifying the argument

　　Activity: Identifying simple arguments

　　Activity: Reasons and conclusions

　　Hunting out the conclusion

　　Summary of features

　　Summary

　　Information about the sources

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 3

　　4 Is it an argument? Argument and

　　non-argument

　　Introduction

　　Argument and disagreement

　　Activity: Argument and disagreement

　　Non-arguments: Description

　　Non-arguments: Explanations and

　　summaries

　　Activity: What type of message?

　　Distinguishing argument from other

　　material

　　Activity: Selecting out the argument

　　Summary

　　Information about the sources

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 4

　　5 How well do they say it? Clarity,

　　consistency and structure

　　Introduction

　　How clear is the author's position?

　　Internal consistency

　　Activity: Internal consistency

　　Logical consistency

　　Activity: Logical consistency

　　Independent reasons and joint reasons

　　Activity: Independent and joint reasons

　　Intermediate conclusions

　　Intermediate conclusions used as reasons

　　Activity: Intermediate conclusions

　　Summative and logical conclusions

　　Activity: Summative and logical

　　conclusions

　　Logical order

　　Activity: Logical order

　　Summary

　　Information about the sources

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 5

　　6 Reading between the lines:

　　Recognising underlying assumptions

　　and implicit arguments 85

　　Introduction 85

　　Assumptions 86

　　Activity: Identify the underlying

　　assumptions 8 7

　　Identifying hidden assumptions 88

　　Implicit assumptions used as reasons 89

　　Activity: Implicit assumptions used as

　　reasons 90

　　False premises 9 1

　　Activity: False premises 92

　　Implicit arguments 93

　　Activity: Implicit arguments 94

　　Denoted and connoted meanings 95

　　Activities: Associations and stereotypes 97

　　Activity: Denoted and connoted meanings 98

　　Summary 99

　　Information about the sources 99

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 6 100

　　7 Does it add up? Identifying flaws

　　in the argument 105

　　Introduction 105

　　Assuming a causal link 106

　　Correlations and false correlations 107

　　Activity: Identify the nature of the link 108

　　Not meeting the necessary conditions 109

　　Not meeting sufficient conditions 110

　　Activity: Necessary and sufficient

　　conditions 111

　　False analogies 112

　　Activity: False analogies 113

　　Deflection, complicity and exclusion 114

　　Other types of flawed argument 115

　　Unwarranted leaps and 'castle of cards' 116

　　Emotive language; Attacking the person 11 7

　　More flaws 118

　　Misrepresentation and trivialisation 119

　　Tautology; Two wrongs don't make a right 120

　　Summary 121

　　Information about the sources 121

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 7 122

　　8 Where's the proof? Finding and

　　evaluating sources of evidence 125

　　Introduction 125

　　Primary and secondary source materials 126

　　Searching for evidence 127

　　Literature searches 128

　　Reputable sources 129

　　Authenticity and validity 130

　　Currency and reliability 131

　　Selecting the best evidence 132

　　Relevant and irrelevant evidence 133

　　Activity: Relevant and irrelevant evidence 134

　　Representative samples 135

　　Activity: Representative samples 136

　　Certainty and probability 137

　　Sample sizes and statistical significance 138

　　Over-generalisation 139

　　Controlling for variables 140

　　Facts and opinions 141

　　Eye-witness testimony 142

　　Triangulation 143

　　Evaluating a body of evidence 144

　　Summary 145

　　Information about the sources 145

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 8 146

　　9 Critical reading and note-making:

　　Critical selection, interpretation and

　　noting of source material 147

　　Introduction 147

　　Preparing for critical reading 148

　　Identifying the theoretical perspective 149

　　The relation of theory to argument 150

　　Categorising and selecting 151

　　Accurate interpretation when reading 152

　　Making notes to support critical reading 153

　　Reading and noting for a purpose 154

　　Concise critical notes: Analysing argument 155

　　Concise critical notes: Books 156

　　Concise critical notes: Articles and papers 157

　　Critical selection when note-making 158

　　Activity: Critical selection 159

　　Commentary on critical selection 161

　　Note your source of information 162

　　Summary 164

　　Information about the sources 164

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 9 165

　　10 Critical, analytical writing:

　　Critical thinking when writing

　　Introduction

　　Characteristics of critical, analytical

　　writing

　　Setting the scene for the reader

　　Activity: Setting the scene for the reader

　　Writing up the literature search

　　Words used to introduce the line of

　　reasoning

　　Words used to reinforce the line of

　　reasoning (2)

　　Signposting alternative points of view

　　Words used to signpost conclusions

　　Words and phrases used to structure

　　the line of reasoning

　　Drawing tentative conclusions

　　Activity: Writing conclusions

　　Summary

　　Information about the sources

　　Answers to activities in Chapter 10

　　11 Where's the analysis? Evaluating

　　critical writing

　　Introduction

　　Checklist for Essay 1

　　Evaluate Essay 1

　　Evaluation of Essay 1

　　Commentary for Essay 1

　　Checklist for evaluating Essay 2

　　Evaluate Essay 2

　　Evaluation of Essay 2

　　Commentary on Essay 2

　　Evaluating your writing for critical

　　thinking 196

　　Summary 198

　　Texts for activities in Chapters 8, 9

　　and 11 199

　　Practice activities on longer texts 207

　　Practice 1: Features of an argument 208

　　Answers to Practice 1: Features of an

　　argument 212

　　Practice 2: Finding flaws in the

　　argument 215

　　Answers to Practice 2: Finding flaws in

　　the argument 219

　　Practice 3: Features of an argument 223

　　Answers to Practice 3: Features of an

　　argument 229

　　Practice 4: Finding flaws in the

　　argument 234

　　Answers to Practice 4: Finding flaws in

　　the argument 239

　　Appendix: Selected search engines

　　and databases for on-line literature

　　searches 245

　　Bibliography

　　Index