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Author Allen, Matthew, 1965- author

Title Smart thinking : skills for critical understanding and writing / Matthew Allen
Published Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1997
©1997

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Description viii, 166 pages ; 22 cm
regular print
Contents 1. Smart thinking -- 2. Claims : the key elements of reasoning -- 3. Linking : the key process in reasoning -- 4. Understanding the links between claims -- 5. More effective reasoning I : better claims -- 6. More effective reasoning II : better links -- 7. Research, reasoning, and analysis -- 8. Planning and creating your reasoning
Summary "Smart Thinking: Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing" is a practical, step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-166)
Audience Tertiary students
Subject Critical thinking.
English language -- Grammar.
English language -- Rhetoric.
Reasoning (Psychology)
Reasoning.
Thought and thinking.
ISBN 0195540727 (paperback)
9780195540727