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Critical Thinking and Debate

Argumentation and Debate
Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making
TWELFTH EDITION

AUSTIN J. FREELEY
Late, John Carroll University

DAVID L. STEINBERG
University of Miami

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Argumentation and Debate: Critical Thinking for Reasoned Decision Making, Twelfth Edition Austin J. Freeley, Late David L. Steinberg
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