by Argumentful | May 14, 2020 | Critical thinking posts, Uncategorized |
The Guardian published over the last few weeks several articles about the report produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which highlights the higher mortality of Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) people compared to whites. Firstly, let’s look at the...
by Argumentful | May 8, 2020 | Argumentation, Critical thinking posts |
Jump To Section What is an Argument?Arguments, Contributing Arguments, Premises and Conclusions- How confusing!How to Identify the Central Argument of a TextIdentifying the Central Argument of a Text in a Newspaper ArticleGetting the IdeaSignal WordsStasis...
by Argumentful | Apr 30, 2020 | Argumentation, Critical thinking posts |
Jump To Section IntroductionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningExamples of Deductive ReasoningExamples of Inductive ReasoningValid, Invalid, Weak or StrongConclusion and a Little Challenge Introduction How can it be that patients with brain lesions in the frontal...
by Argumentful | Apr 22, 2020 | Critical thinking posts |
Just as we were publishing the last post about the potential effects of pollution on mortality rates, the tabloids were busy digging up another study (so fresh it hasn’t even been peer-reviewed) which suggests a potential explanation for men being more affected...
by Argumentful | Apr 21, 2020 | Critical thinking posts |
We’ve seen a recent research that has made the headlines of mainstream media like The Guardian, BBC News, The Independent or CNN: “Can atmospheric pollution be considered a co-factor in extremely high level of SARS-CoV-2 lethality in Northern...