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abstract: 'Computer-based argument mapping greatly enhances student critical thinking, more than tripling absolute gains made by other methods. I describe the method and my experience as an outsider. Argument mapping often showed precisely how students were erring (for example: confusing helping premises for separate reasons), making it much easier for them to fix their errors.'
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keywords: 'Critical thinking, Teaching philosophy, Argument maps, Argument analysis'
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