Full Description
Exploring how critical thinking is expressed in writing, this book investigates the specific linguistic elements involved in this process. Ian Bruce takes a genre-based approach to compare the textual expression of critical thinking in samples of academic, professional and journalistic writing, using five studies to examine the similarities and differences in the elements deployed across different genres.
Looking at phenomena such as the relations between propositions and words which express the writer's personal attitude, content-organizing patterns, and the role of metaphor, this book highlights the most important contributory factors in the expression of critical thinking. Providing an in-depth exploration of how it is articulated through different types of specialist writing, this book provides a lens to both examine texts and to identify and practice this skill.
Contents
1. Critical Thinking: Definitions, Origins, Controversies
2. Investigating the Expression of Critical Thinking through Writing
3. Expressing Critical Thinking in the University Essay
4. Expressing Critical Thinking in PhD Discussion Chapters
5. Expressing Critical Thinking in Research Article Literature Reviews
6. Expressing Critical Thinking in Corporate Disclosure Communication
7. Expressing Critical Thinking in Journalistic Commentary
8. Expressing Critical Thinking through Writing
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