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Unit 22 Critical thinking, exercise 1
Section 1 Academic Study
Section 2 Describing key concepts
Section 3 Analysis and evaluation
Section 4 Vocabulary skills
Section 5 Functions in academic writing
Section 6 Academic disciplines
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Review 3 Units 17–25, exercise 1
Section 3 Words to learn (PDF)
Unit 18 Compare and contrast, exercise 1
Unit 18 Compare and contrast, exercise 2
Unit 20 Evidence, exercise 1
Unit 21 Theory and concepts, exercise 1
Unit 22 Critical thinking, exercise 1
Unit 23 Belief and opinion, exercise 1
Unit 24 Positive evaluation, exercise 1
Unit 22 Critical thinking, exercise 1
Match the descriptions to the critical responses.
The writer has included lots of data about problem schools to support her argument, but there isn't any data about schools that are successful.
The argument is based on the idea that all children have equal access to technology, which, of course, isn't true in a lot of countries.
The study seems to ignore a number of key factors like age and social background when looking at the data.
Questioning the credibility of the evidence
Questioning an underlying assumption
Identifying possible flaws in the analysis