Who is the course for?

Critical thinking is about the everyday application of logic, or reasoning. It develops skills and approaches which can complement all other subjects. There are only two lessons per week. (Full AS). It is taken in addition to your other 4 AS's. An average GCSE grade of B is required to do it. The skills you gain will aid help to improve your other subjects.

Content outline

Unit one provides an introduction to identifying reasoning, analysing and evaluating argument, responding to argument and presenting argument.

Unit two looks at information, inference and explanation.

Unit three: beliefs, claims and arguments.

Unit four: reasoning and decision making