Critical thinking : a user's manual

Offers a skill-based approach to critical thinking that provides step-by-step tools for learning to evaluate arguments. This title offers multiple opportunities for different kinds of practice and options for appealing to different learning styles

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jackson, Debra (Author), Newberry, Paul A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachussets : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2012
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