| Smart Thinking: Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing, Second Edition - Re-Issue Contributor(s): Allen, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195524055 ISBN-13: 9780195524055 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Composition - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 160 |
| LCCN: 2014397308 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.4" W x 10" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Smart Thinking: Skills for Critical Understanding and Writing 2e is a practical, step-by-step guide to improving skills in analysis, critical thinking, and the effective communication of arguments and explanations. The book combines an accessible and straightforward style, with a strong foundation of knowledge. The text treats reasoning as an aspect of communication, not an abstract exercise in logic. The book not only provides detailed advice on how to practice better analytical skills, but also demonstrates how these skills can be used in research and writing. In particular, it emphases how to develop arguments that are coherent and that take account of their audience and context. |