Includes bibliographical references and index.

Thinking Critically, Tenth Edition, is a comprehensive introduction to the cognitive process and helps students develop the higher-order thinking abilites needed for academic study and career success. Based on a nationally recognized interdisciplinary program in Critical Thinking estabkished in 1979 at LaGuardia College (The City University of New York) and involving more than eighteen hundred students annually, Thinking Critically integrates various perspectives on the thinking process drawn from a variety of disciplines such as philosophy, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and the language arts (English, reading, and oral communication).