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As Critical Thinking for Aqa

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Zusatztext 'I am very impressed; it has good clear explanations and signposts the expectations of the examination. I think the author has done a particularly good job of linking the arguments in to other disciplines such as the examples from Philosophers! Psychology and Law. I would fully recommend and use the text.' - Tara Baker! Head of Religious Studies! Peter Symonds College'I think it is appropriate! clear and well-written. The arguments chosen are interesting and accessible! and the activities are excellent.' - Cressida Tweed! Woodhouse College! Finchley Informationen zum Autor Oliver McAdoo is Head of Critical Thinking at Godalming College. He is part of the team that helped develop the new philosophy specification for the exam board beginning in 2009. He has also created specimen assessment material for this new specification. He is senior examiner and scrutineer in philosophy and co-author of the official exam board textbook. Klappentext AS Critical Thinking for AQA is the definitive textbook for students of the current AQA Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabus. Structured very closely around the AQA specification, it covers the two units of the AS level in an exceptionally clear and student-friendly style. Zusammenfassung AS Critical Thinking for AQA is the definitive textbook for students of the current AQA Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabus. Structured very closely around the AQA specification, it covers the two units of the AS level in an exceptionally clear and student-friendly style. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1: Foundation Unit; 1: Reasoned argument; 2: Areas of discourse; 3: Claims; 4: Analysing and interpreting arguments; 5: Assumptions; 6: Evaluating arguments; 7: Considering consequences; 8: Additional evidence, counter-examples and analogies; 9: Ambiguity, vagueness and clarifying terms; 10: The use of persuasive language; 11: Flaws; 12: Drawing comparisons and contrasts; 13: Presenting your own arguments; 14: Unit 1 exam guide; 2: Information, Inference and Explanation; 15: Presenting information/evidence; 16: Numerical and statistical reasoning; 17: Patterns and correlations; 18: Plausible explanations; 19: Drawing safe inferences; 20: Unit 2 exam guide...

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Authors Oliver McAdoo, McAdoo Oliver
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation ages 17 to 18
Product format Hardback
Released 31.03.2016
 
EAN 9781138143395
ISBN 978-1-138-14339-5
No. of pages 272
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works

PHILOSOPHY / Logic, Philosophy, Philosophy: logic

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