Book description
This book takes the skills introduced in Roy van den Brink-Budgen's
bestselling book Critical Thinking for Students and extends and builds
on them. As a result, it will be especially useful for students on
advanced level courses, whether in schools, colleges, or universities.
It shows how complex arguments can be built up, analysed, and
evaluated. It also shows how the use of various types of claim can be
approached in argument, by stressing the need to ask a series of
questions about their possible significance. The frequent role of
explanation in the drawing of inference is also detailed. In addition,
it applies Critical Thinking skills to decision-making, showing how
these skills can clarify the choices available, their possible
consequences, and the criteria needed to make decisions. In short,
this book shows how to become an even more active and effective
Critical Thinker.
Dr Roy van den Brink-Budgen is widely acknowledged as having played a
leading role in the development of Critical Thinking over more than
twenty years. His experience in assessing and teaching the subject is
unrivalled in the UK.
