Critical Thinking for English-Language Learners

Critical Thinking for English-Language Learners is an accessible introduction to critical thinking and the use of informal logic for learners of English.

Christopher M. Johnson is Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has been teaching philosophy to EFL students for eight years. Anne McLellan Howard is Professor of Linguistics and English Teaching Methodologies at Miyazaki International University, Japan. She has been teaching writing to EFL students for 25 years.

Acknowledgement Introduction Chapter 1: What are arguments? Chapter 2: Complex arguments Chapter 3: Deductive arguments Chapter 4: Inductive arguments Chapter 5: Fallacies Chapter 6: Counter-arguments Chapter 7: Longer readings Glossary Index