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Chapter 5: Critiquing the Logic of the Argument- statistics and how to infer and process them into meaningful
Logical Thinking and Common Fallacies information for all. At the same time this chapter also talks
This chapter talks about knowledge, justification and logic. about critiquing qualitative research. How one can make
How can one can assess arguments, what are the types of justifi- his/her work reliable by being rigorous.
cation for arguments. We have heard of reasoning but, what
are inductive and deductive reasoning and how those can be Chapter 9: Writing an Argument- Making it Persuasive
used. What are the strengths and limitations of inductive and This chapter talks about critical thinking and writing a
deductive arguments? At the same time this chapter also shed convincing argument. What makes a good/strong argument
light on the problems with inductive and deductive reasoning. and how can one write a persuasive argument? What counts as
Knowing about local fallacies is an important aspect of this enough evidence? What can we infer? What qualifies our
chapter. claims? How one can use inference as indicators. What are
some other useful discourse markers and how we can use it to
Chapter 6: Critical Thinking and Digital Literacy- provide balance and avoid contradictions by following the
Evaluating the Information Source logical structure of ideas.
Everyone has access to the internet, a Pandora box of information.
Which makes it important that we talk about the need for Chapter 10: Writing (Critical) Literature Reviews
digital literacy. This chapter talks about the reliability of This chapter talks about addressing “the literature”, types of
information we have access to? How do we check for credibility? literature reviews and writing a literature reviews. Some most
Does it matter if it is wrong? What does verification mean. common complaints from lecturers and their thesis examiners.
Assessing credibility is a must if we are sharing information The tone is very important when it comes to writing anything,
with someone. Those who can easily remember referring to and when someone is reviewing, choosing the right critical
Wikipedia for their school project, can we use it nowadays? language is very important.
Evaluating information sources for academic purposes is
necessary. Chapter 11: Critical Thinking as Critical Self-
Reflection
Chapter 7: Critiquing the Literature- How Do You This chapter talks about how thinking critically about oneself will
Know That Is So? lead to self-reflection. Having a critical thinking disposition and
This chapter talks about academic texts and critical thinking. the need for critical self-reflection. This chapter also talks about
How reading academic articles are related to critical thinking. self-reflective practices in different fileds including education.
How one can review (critique) an academic article and what are The role of self-reflective journal is discussed in this chapter.
the sets for evaluating and critiquing an academic article. This
chapter also deals with the nuances of writing the review. Chapter 12: Critical Thinking at the Workplace
This chapter talks about the complexity of work-life in the
Chapter 8: Critiquing the Evidence- Quantitative and contemporary world. How critical thinking is seen as a future
Qualitative Research Methodologies skill-set. Having critical thinking is relevant to employment as
This chapter talks about critiquing the evidence, the types of this is related to public/civil service as well as government.
evidence and the research process. How one can critique or Industry and business are looking for the people who have it in
evaluate a casual justification, and how to set up a research. It them Becoming a critical thinker will help the readers to devel-
also sheds light on qualitative and quantitative research meth- op the critical reasoning skills by:
odologies and mixed methods. We come across several types - Recognising bias, false beliefs and fake news
of data, how one can critique research data. What are the - Distinguish between explanations and
precautions one has to keep in mind when dealing arguments
- Evaluate information sources
Seema Kumari Chandan Jha objectively
Agarwal - Critique different research
PGT- Pol Sc TGT Natural science methodologies, and
GGSSS Sec 5,Dr GBSSS Ghitorni - Construct a persuasive,
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critical argument of our own.
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