The first 8 chapters of Dr. Richard Paul's anthology, Critical Thinking: What Every Person Needs to Survive in a Rapidly Changing World, are found here. To access chapters 9-41, join the Center for Critical Thinking Community Online; a full copy of the book can be found in the libraries there.
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Chapter 1 - The Critical Thinking Movement in Historical Perspective
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Chapter 2 - Critical thinking: Basic Questions and Answers
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Chapter 3 - The Logic of Creative and Critical Thinking
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Chapter 4 - Critical Thinking in North America
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Chapter 5 - Background Logic, Critical Thinking, and Irrational Language Games
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Chapter 6 - A Model for the National Assessment of Higher Order Thinking
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Chapter 7 - Using Intellectual Standards to Assess Student Reasoning
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Chapter 8 - Why Students - and Teachers - Don't Reason Well
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