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Critical thinking, reading, and writing

by Sylvan Barnet

"Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing is a compact but complete guide to critical thinking and argumentation. This versatile text includes comprehensive coverage of classic and contemporary approaches to argument, from Aristotle to Toulmin to a new chapter on rhetorical analysis of pop culture texts, as well as 35 readings and a casebook on the state and individual." -- from back cover.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?