Critical thinking as an act of argumentation in academic writing

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Ma, J., Bainbridge, A. and Dessberg, L. 2013. Critical thinking as an act of argumentation in academic writing.
AuthorsMa, J., Bainbridge, A. and Dessberg, L.
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