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  • Sharpen your thinking
    • Critical thinking
      • What is critical thinking?
      • Clarify your purpose and context
      • Question your sources
      • Identify arguments
      • Analyse sources and arguments
        • Analyse sources
        • Analyse arguments
        • Analyse methodologies and evidence
      • Evaluate the arguments of others
        • Errors in argumentation: bias and poor reasoning
      • Create your own argument
        • Formulate your main claim
        • Bring together your evidence and reasoning
        • Structure your argument
        • Refine your argument
    • Brainstorming and mind mapping

Critical thinking

Browse the resources below, or return back to the main Learn HQ hub Enhance your thinking for more resources on this topic.

  • What is critical thinking?

    Critical thinking is a kind of thinking in which you question, analyse, evaluate and make a judgement about what you read, hear, say, or write. This resource provides you with an overview of critical thinking and some examples of critical thinking skills.

  • CLARIFY your purpose and context

    Focus your thinking and avoid information overload and distractions.

  • QUESTION your sources

    Learn how to select the most credible, accurate and relevant sources.

  • IDENTIFY arguments

    The ability to identify arguments will help you recognise the main points made in your sources.

  • ANALYSE sources and arguments

    Carefully examine sources, arguments, theories and processes, and explain how they work.

  • EVALUATE the arguments of others

    Evaluate arguments, as well as the claims, evidence and reasoning that comprise them.

  • CREATE your own arguments

    Learn how to bring together evidence, reasoning and claims, and create your own argument.

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