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First edition published 1985 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Halpern, Diane F.

Thought and knowledge : an introduction to critical thinking / Diane F.

Halpern, Claremont McKenna College.—5 Edition.

    pages cm

1. Critical thinking. I. Title.

BF441.H25 2013

153—dc23          2013014029

ISBN: 978-1-84872-628-4 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-84872-629-1 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-88527-8 (ebk)

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