E-book
Critical writing : a guide to writing a paper using the concepts and processes of critical thinking / Gerald Nosich.
"The main goal of this book is to provide students with a set of robust, integrated critical concepts and processes that will allow to them think through a topic and then write about it, and to do so in a way that is built on, and permeated by, substantive critical thinking"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538140925
- ISBN: 1538140926
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes practice and self-assessment exercises and self-assessment tests.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Brief overview -- To the instructor -- A framework for critical writing -- Main features of the book -- To the student: Before you begin -- Test it out -- A few things to keep in mind as you work through this book -- Chapter 1: Thinking about writing -- Chapter 2: Beginning the paper: The elements of reasoning -- Chapter 3: Constructing the paper: Planning, researching, writing -- Chapter 4: Other minds, other views: Addressing "the Other Side" and cultivating critical thinking traits of mind -- Chapter 5: Making the paper better: Critical thinking standards and Socratic questioning -- Chapter 6: Making it flow, making it complete: Content, audience, communication, and criticality -- Responses to starred practice and assessment exercises.
- Source of Description Note:
- Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.