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How should we imagine critical thinking? Briefly searching the Internet reveals a large number of activities and classroom concepts that treat critical thinking as a skill. Many of the best activities and approaches start with the classroom and the material of the course, developing the critical thinking skill set that should transfer to the activity of daily life.
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Llano, S.M. (2015). Debate’s Relationship to Critical Thinking. In: Davies, M., Barnett, R. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137378057_9
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