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GEN 202: Critical Analytical Thinking (CAT)

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This page was created in collaboration with JD Schramm. The information provided here is general information to support all first year students enrolled in the Critical Analytical Thinking (CAT) course. Your professor and / or writing coach may have additional items they recommend for students in your section.

Using this guide you will:

  • Find online and print resources to develop your writing
  • Find websites to search for any articles on writing or reasoning
  • Locate additional readings by authors who have been included in the course

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Writing Resources

Chicago Manual of Style

The Online Writing Lab at Purdue (OWL)

Hume Writing Center

A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents

Plain Language

Roget's Thesauri Online - The Library also has the print edition of Roget's International Thesaurus (Reference Collection: Writing section) • Find it @ Business Library
 

In addition, books can be found in the Communications Corner in the Library Reference Room. To generate a list quickly, search Business Library Catalog, type "writing section" (with quotes) and select 'Key Anywhere OR with Relevance' using Find Results In.
 

Readings on Reasoning

Capaldi, Nicholas. The Art of Deception

Fisher, Alec. Critical Thinking: An Introduction

Kim, John C. S. The Art of Creative Critical Thinking

Nickerson, Raymond. Reflections on Reasoning

Ruggiero, Vincent Ryan. Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical Thinking. 8th ed.

Weston, Anthony. A Rulebook for Arguments

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
 

Databases

Communication Studies - Database that can be searched for articles / book reviews on rhetoric and argumentation.

Indexes to Communication Serials - Contains bibliographic information for journal articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. The literature included in this database is restricted to first line scholarship published in academic journals that serve the communication discipline.

 

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