The Miniature Guide to The Art of Asking Essential Questions by Richard Paul & Linda Elder

Author:Richard Paul & Linda Elder
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Foundation for Critical Thinking
Published: 2005-01-03T14:00:00+00:00

Questioning As We Write

To write well is to produce written work that is both clear and well-reasoned. To achieve this end, the skilled writer routinely asks questions of self-analysis and assessment.

Analyzing Your Reasoning Before Writing

Prior to writing, it is important to understand clearly the logic of your position. You can best determine this by focusing on the elements of reasoning. You can ask the following types of questions:

Purpose: What is my purpose in writing this piece?

Question: What question(s) am I attempting to answer?

Information: What information do I need to support my position?

Inferences: What do I want to convince the reader of?

Concepts: What are the main ideas I need to use in my thinking to effectively write this piece? Which of these ideas do I need to explicitly define and elaborate?

Assumptions: Should I question what I am taking for granted in writing this piece? Should I explicitly state my assumptions?

Point of View: What am I looking at, and how am I seeing it? Should I include other viewpoints?

Implications: What am I implying? What am I trying to get the reader to believe and/or do?

Evaluating Your Writing As You Write

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