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Clear Writing Through Critical Thinking helps you think critically at each stage of the writing process. You’ll learn to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information. You’ll build logical and convincing arguments and avoid faulty logic. You’ll also learn problem-solving strategies that you can use back on the job.
Clear explanations, examples, and videos teach key concepts, and digital activities for writing and editing help you practice what you learn. Each learning module ends with a quiz, and a pre- and post-assessment track your overall learning.
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Course Objectives
Upon completion of Clear Writing Through Critical Thinking, you will be able to do the following:
- Understand and apply critical thinking in writing
- Use the seven traits to evaluate and improve writing
- Apply, analyze, evaluate, and create information
- Think critically through each stage of the writing process
- Build logical and persuasive arguments
- Reason deductively and inductively
- Create arguments that are consistent, complete, sound, and valid
- Avoid faulty logic in documents you write
- Evaluate documents you read, and recognize faulty logic
- Think critically to analyze problems
- Devise, evaluate, and implement solutions to problems
- Think critically about material you write for others
- Use critical thinking to help others improve their writing
- Use critical thinking to enhance group discussions
Table of Contents
- Pre-Assessment
- Module 1: Understanding Writing and Critical Thinking
- Module 2: Writing Critically
- Module 3: Arguing and Persuading
- Module 4: Avoiding Faulty Logic
- Module 5: Problem Solving
- Module 6: Critical Thinking in Writing
- Post-Assessment
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Related Courses
This course is one of five that progress from foundational skills to high-level writing. Check out all of these courses from Write for Business:
- Grammar for Professionals
- Fundamentals of Writing
- Writing for Results
- Clear Writing Through Critical Thinking
- Executive Writing