Research on the Cultivation of Rhetoric and Critical Thinking in English Writing based on TED Speech

Abstract

For English majors, it is very important to have certain critical thinking ability in English course learning, which has an important impact on their future employment and career development. In traditional English course teaching, the cultivation of students’ critical thinking ability is indeed very limited, with the training and teaching to cultivate rhetoric and critical thinking ability being even less. English writing requires a good command of language expression and logical thinking. In this regard, based on the TED speech, this article analyzes the importance of rhetoric and critical thinking in students’ English writing, and explores effective countermeasures to improve students’ rhetorical and critical skills in English writing.