Includes bibliographic references (pages 278-279) and index.

Introduction -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- What is critcical thinking? -- How well do you think? Develop your thinking skills -- What's their point? Identifying arguements -- Is it an argument? Argument and non-argument -- How well do they say it? Clarity, consistency and structure -- Reading between the lines : recognising underlying assumptions and implicit arguments -- Does it add up? Identifying flaws in the argument -- Where's the prooof? Finding and evaluating sources of evidence -- Critical reading and note-making : critical selection, interpretation and noting of source material -- Critical, analytical writing : critical thinking when writing -- Where's the analysis? Evaluating critical writing -- Critical reflection -- Tests for activities in chapters 8, 9 and 11 -- Practice activities on longer texts -- Appendix : selected search engines and databases for on-line literature searches -- Bibliography -- Index.

Ideal for students who are mystified by lecturer comments such as 'more analysis needed', this title takes the art of analysis and breaks it down into easy-to-understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage.