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Critical Analysis

Angie Parkinson . Critical Analysis . What is critical analysis?. What do you think? But you also have to evaluate if evidence supports conclusions: Evidence: The philosopher, Socrates, was a man (fact and verifiable) Evidence: My father was a man (fact and verifiable)

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Critical Analysis

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  1. Angie Parkinson Critical Analysis

  2. What is critical analysis? • What do you think? • But you also have to evaluate if evidence supports conclusions: Evidence: The philosopher, Socrates, was a man (fact and verifiable) Evidence: My father was a man (fact and verifiable) Conclusion: My father was a man, therefore he was a philosopher (false conclusion)

  3. Descriptive Vs Analytical • State what happened • State the order of things • Say how to do things • State opinions • List details • States links between items • Give information • Identify the significance • Make reasoned judgements • Argue a case (evidence) • Give reasons for selection • Evaluate significance of • Show relevance of links • Draw conclusions

  4. Developing critical thinking ability: Reading • Identify line of reasoning • Evaluate it • Question it • Identify evidence • Evaluate it • Identify conclusions • Decide if evidence supports these

  5. Critical thinking 2: Writing • Be clear about your conclusions • Show clear line of reasoning • Present evidence • Read your writing critically • Have multiple perspectives • Analytical style - not in a descriptive/personal/journalistic

  6. Critical thinking 3 - Listening Listening to a speaker involves the same awareness as reading plus: • Consistency in the speaker - Are there contradictions? What could this mean? • Body language – Eye contact, speed, tone – does the speaker look/sound believable?

  7. Critical Questions • Who? What? When? Why? • How far? How much? How often? • Is this true? How do we know? • What do we not know? • Which is preferable – and why?

  8. Textual Analysis • Look at the images given and analyse them. List, according to form and content: • What do they have in common? • How are they different?

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