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5.7: Critical Thinking

  • Page ID
    90221
    • Walter D. Butler; Aloha Sargent; and Kelsey Smith
    • Pasadena City College, Cabrillo College, and West Hills Community College
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    Critical Thinking: Which Resources?

    If you have an assignment that requires you to write an essay about the effects of climate change on polar bear populations, what types of resources would you expect to be helpful to use and why? Which resources may not be as helpful?

    If you have an assignment that requires you to write an essay about the top 10 music singles in 2019, what types of resources would you expect to be helpful to use and why? Which resources may not be as helpful?


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