The results, published in the journal Assessing Writing, confirmed her suspicions. She found that high-scoring essays shared features related more to the ability to express complex meaning, such as ...

Every year, prison inmates file hundreds of appeals in the Supreme Court — many with lawyers’ help, often on their own — and almost all of them are, quite literally, hopeless. Still, they keep filing.

An argument paper is one in which the author takes a specific stance on a topic and attempts to sway the reader. Argument papers are not always assigned as such and may include certain types of ...

Across all industries and applications, effective writing shares key commonalities like clarity and connection. Writers seek to share powerful insights with audiences but can only do so by fully ...

As you may have figured out from the focus of my ongoing blog, my book and my previous research, critical thinking (CT) is my specialty area of research. However, perhaps something that I don’t ...

Both the logical reasoning and reading comprehension sections of the LSAT are composed of complex arguments. One of the most fundamental skills an LSAT test-taker needs is to be able to break down ...

Computer Weekly\'s editor gives a personal perspective on the biggest issues in technology and IT strategy. In his 1983 book, Modern times: a history of the world from the 1920s to the year 2000, ...