Templates and Worksheets

• Download a copy of the prompt response writing Template in MS Word (45.9 KB) or PDF (75.5 KB).
• Download a copy of the Assumptions Worksheet Template from Chapter 4 in MS Word (45.8 KB) or PDF (65.5 KB).
• Download a copy of the Climate Change Strategy Template from Chapter 10 in MS Word (47.0 KB) or PDF (89.9 KB).

PowerPoint Slides

• Ch. 1 – Introduction to Critical Thinking (2.38 MB)
• Ch. 2 – Helping Students Assess Their Own Thinking (404 KB)
• Ch. 3 – The Standards of Critical Thinking (101 KB)
• Ch. 4 – Recognizing and Challenging Assumptions (90.6 KB)
• Ch. 5 – Evaluating Evidence in Academic Reading (87.5 KB)
• Ch. 6  – Artificial Reasoning Versus Human Reasoning (92.6 KB)
• Ch. 7 – The Era of Silent Erosion(88.3 KB)
• Ch. 8 – Analyzing and Developing Strong Arguments (78 KB)
• Ch. 9 – Critical Reading (82.1 KB)
• Ch. 10 – Creativity and Critical Thinking (92.8 KB)

Test Bank Questions

• Ch. 1: Introduction to Critical Thinking (MS Word; 48.0 KB) and (PDF; 92.2 KB)
• Ch. 2: Helping Students Assess Their Own Thinking (MS Word; 50.2 KB) and (PDF; 105 KB)
• Ch. 3: Standards of Critical Thinking (MS Word; 49.0 KB) and (PDF; 95.6 KB)
• Ch. 4: Recognizing and Challenging Assumptions (MS Word; 52.0 KB) and (PDF; 121 KB)
• Ch. 5: Evaluating Evidence in Academic Reading (MS Word; 54.4 KB) and (PDF; 136 KB)
• Ch. 6: Artificial Reasoning Vs. Human Reasoning (MS Word; 55 KB) and (PDF; 138 KB)
• Ch. 7: The Era of Silent Erosion (MS Word; 52.2 KB) and (PDF; 137 KB)
• Ch. 8: Analyzing and Developing Strong Arguments (MS Word; 51.0 KB) and (PDF; 95.6 KB)
• Ch. 9: Critical Reading (MS Word; 52.3 KB) and (PDF; 107 KB)
• Ch. 10: Creativity and Critical Thinking (MS Word; 51.8 KB) and (PDF; 107 KB)

Online Articles of Interest

Chow, A. R. (2025, June 23). ChatGPT may be eroding critical thinking skills, according to a new MIT study. Time. https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/ (TIME)

Kosmyna, N., Hauptmann, E., Yuan, Y. T., Situ, J., Liao, X.-H., Beresnitzky, A. V., Braunstein, I., & Maes, P. (2025, June 10). Your brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant for essay writing task. MIT Media Lab. https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt/