Critical thinking and writing

At university you will need to think critically about the information you have found – questioning assumptions, evaluating evidence and comparing hypotheses.

Advice and tutorials

• What is critical thinking?: Introduction to critical thinking and how you can apply critical thinking throughout your learning (source: Skills for Study website).
• How to write critically: Critical writing, thinking and reading? Find out how to build an argument and put your thoughts into writing.
• Critical reading and writing: How to recognise an argument, evaluate a line of reasoning and distinguish between different types of conclusion (source: Skills for Study website).
• Evaluating evidence: Evaluate evidence put forward by other writers: how to assess the sources of information, the language used, the numerical data and the conclusions (source: Skills for Study website).
• How to get started and improve your critical writing: Suggested further reading which will help you to develop your critical writing skills.

Search the library

You can do your own library search from the Library website or use the suggested search below:

• Search for books about critical thinking: The search results will list a number of books (and e-books) that you may find useful.