Table of Contents

Unit 1 Introduction to critical thinking Topic 1 Introducing critical thinking Topic 2 Identifying reasons and conclusions Topic 3 Evidence, examples and intermediate conclusions Topic 4 Identifying assumptions Topic 5 Identifying problems in reasoning Topic 6 Evaluating the use of evidence Topic 7 Criteria for assessing credibility Topic 8 Assessing media sources Practice examination paper 1 (Sections A and B) with mark schemes Unit 2 Assessing and developing argument Topic 9 Introducing Unit 2 Topic 10 Some common flaws in reasoning Topic 11 Identifying appeals to emotion and strengths in arguments Topic 12 Answering multiple-choice questions Topic 13 Writing clearly structured arguments Practice examination paper 2 (Sections A and B) with mark schemes

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About the Author

Dr Jill Swale is the Thinking and Teaching Strategies Coordinator at Kendrick School, Reading. Jill has developed staff training in different learning styles and thinking skills at Kendrick School, where she introduced Critical Thinking and now trains other staff to teach it. In 2005 Kendrick received the Good Schools Guide award as the selective state school for girls with the best results for AS Critical Thinking nationwide. Jill was Study Skills Leading Professional for Reading LEA for two years, and frequently runs workshops on teaching methods and critical thinking. She is a regular speaker at Philip Allan teacher conferences.
She has over 20 years' experience teaching in different types of schools, and also teaches sociology, English and thinking skills to adults at Reading University.