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The text concentrates on selected topics and problematic aspects in preparing a cohesive and well-organised academic paper, such as: the relation between thinking and writing, establishing arguments, using logic and appropriate language in argumentative writing.

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The textbook concentrates on selected topics and problematic aspects in preparing a cohesive and well-organised academic paper, such as: the relation between thinking and writing, establishing arguments, using logic and appropriate language in argumentative writing. The author considers writing as thinking made visible, as thinking in slow motion, a process whereby we can inspect and reflect on what we are thinking about. Writing doesn´t simply convey thought, it also forges it. It is a two-way street, both expressing and generating ideas.

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Contents: Argument - Cognitive biases - Thinking - Writing - Essay - Mind and language - Thinking and writing - Writing an essay - The Structure of an essay - Logic in thoughts and words - Logical fallacies.

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Silvia Gáliková is a Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Trnava University. Her research interests include the philosophy of mind and the nature of consciousness.

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