Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.0 Critical Thinking 3 1.1 What is critical thinking? 3 1.2 What can be barriers to critical thinking for INHolland students? 3 1.3 How can INHolland students develop critical thinking? 4/5 2.0 Critical Analytical Thinking When Reading 6 2.1 Recognizing assumptions as an INHolland student 6 2.2 The use of assumptions by INHolland students 6 3.0 Critical Analytical Thinking When Writing 7 3.1 Critical analytical thinking 8 3.2 Critical thinking when writing 8 3.3 Critical writing analysis 9 3.4 Evaluating critical thinking 9/10 4.0 Arguments 11 4.1 What is meant by an argument? 11 4.2 Types or arguments 11 4.3 Finding arguments 11/12 4.4 Analyzing arguments 12 4.5 Identifying flaws in arguments 12 Conclusion 13 Recommendations 14 Bibliography 15
Introduction
This handbook is a guide for INHolland students to understand what critical thinking means. To get a good overview of what critical thinking is, this handbook provides useful information. It explains the types of critical thinking and its arguments thoroughly in the chapters.
The Introduction is the first numbered item in the report, followed by the Body of the Report, which contains all the chapters of the actual content and findings of the handbook. In this handbook the Body discusses 3 main sections, namely critical thinking at the INHolland University, the various types of critical thinking and the arguments. And finally there is a conclusion and a bibliography.
This handbook consists of information taken from various sources, which are mentioned in the bibliography. One of the important sources we have made use of are ‘The Study Skills
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