Chapter 4 Additional resources

 Quality of argument
  1. Tim van Gelder, (2015). Using argument mapping to improve critical thinking skills. In M. Davies & R. Barnett (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education (pp. 183–192). Basingstoke U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan, available at: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0aW12YW5nZWxkZXJ8Z3g6Njk1OTVkMTQzZjRhYTFmYQ
    This chapter provides greater depth on the link between Argument Mapping and Critical Thinking.
  2. Professor Tim van Gelder offers an Argument Mapping Short Course which will enable you to improve your skills. Remember, he approaches this slightly differently to this book, but you will be able to pick up and understand these differences easily. You can download it here. For a nominal fee (and there is a discount code in the Short Course) you can access the full online course which includes additional masterclasses, video and audio versions, and a certificate on completion. You can buy the full course here (Remember to use the discount code in the Short Course and note that this is in Australian dollars).
  3. Colin Swatridge. (2014). Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking, (2014) Oxford University Press. This is an academic textbook which offers a plethora of examples drawn from many different disciplines on constructing arguments. To consolidate the lessons in Quality of Argument, chapters 1 2, and 3 are directly relevant, while 4, 6, 8, 9 and 10 offer extension.
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