Critical Thinking: Argument & Argumentation

by Jean Saindon, Peter John Krek

Critical Argument and Argumentation progresses beyond the traditional approaches to critical thinking to help students develop a broad set of written and verbal skills that they could integrate into their daily lives. Infused with topical, relevant, Canadian issues and numerous applications and characterized by a clear, student-friendly approach, this text empowers learners to build effective written and verbal arguments and to analyze arguments effectively. The authors present the content in a modular format, allowing instructors the flexibility to use the book in a variety of ways, for a range of audiences and classes. The text is accompanied by a website featuring many student exercises, making Critical Argument and Argumentation one of the most exercise-rich critical thinking texts. This is truly a pedagogical package designed with both the instructor and student in mind.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014