Critical Thinking Skills and Argument Evaluation

This week’s topics

Critical Thinking Skills and Argument Evaluation

1. Analyzing claims and supporting evidence
2. Techniques for identifying weaknesses in texts
3. Detecting common logical fallacies
4. Evaluating evidence relevance and sufficiency
5. Mastering Logic: 7 Critical Thinking Techniques for Evaluating Arguments and Evidence
6. Evaluating Arguments: Study Hall Writing Composition #9: ASU + Crash Course
7. CRITICAL THINKING - Fallacies: Formal and Informal Fallacies

What you will be able to do

• 3.2 Explain different critical thinking skills.
• 3.4 Explain how to apply techniques to evaluate an argument.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain different critical thinking skills.

Study materials

Videos

• Mastering Logic: 7 Critical Thinking Techniques for Evaluating Arguments and Evidence · YouTube · Lucia Grosaru • Psychology Corner · 12 min · for registered students
• Evaluating Arguments: Study Hall Writing Composition #9: ASU + Crash Course · YouTube · Arizona State University · 10 min · for registered students
• CRITICAL THINKING - Fallacies: Formal and Informal Fallacies · YouTube · Wireless Philosophy · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

• College Success, 7.3–7.4: Analytical and critical thinking · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 208–213 · for registered students
• Writing Guide, 11.1: Developing Your Sense of Logic · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 352–355 · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students