PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTATIONIN THE ORGANIZATION OF A COURSE ON CRITICAL THINKING

The actual material for the study is the results of teaching practice in the university course “Logic and Critical Thinking”. This article continues the theme of methodological research of the scientific community in terms of discussing the category of critical thinking, methods and forms of developing the skills of the art of thinking critically. The subject for analysis is the content part of the educational project related to the theory of argumentation. The author's goal is to identify problematic topics in teaching argumentative theory that contribute to the transformation of students' ideas regarding constructive work with information. Attention is focused on the improbability of a universal approach to the study of argumentation, and the logical, rhetorical, and cognitive approaches in constructing the theory of argumentation are highlighted. The concept of educational search is built by addressing project participants to the difficulties in understanding the phenomenon of argumentation, drawing up argumentation maps, and finding a good argument. Pedagogical tasks are outlined that serve to increase students' experience in operating with rules and errors in argumentation. The course participants' own achievements in mastering the tools of effective argumentation were revealed.