2016 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
What critical writing is
Published in:
Writing For University
Being critical in an academic context means looking at ideas, theories and evidence with a questioning attitude rather than taking them at face value. It means analysing things in detail (breaking down and examining concepts and ideas), evaluating (finding weaknesses and strengths, connections and patterns) and from this analysis and evaluation, deciding what you think about the issue, how important or relevant you think it is and why.