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    It is not the case that McPeck has not provided a convincing argument that there are no general thinking skills.

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    • 1.McPeck needs to explain how thinking differs from writing and speaking in a way that blocks useful abstraction.
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    • 2.McPeck has not provided such an explanation.
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    • 1.Ryle's distinction between 'knowing how' and 'knowing that' supports domain-general procedural skills transferable across fields.
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    • 2.If riding a bike and solving equations share the general skill of iterative error-correction, domain-general thinking skills exist by analogy.
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    • 3.McPeck never refutes Ryle's framework, leaving the conceptual ground for general skills intact.
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    • 1.Ennis's empirical research identifies critical thinking dispositions—like seeking reasons and suspending judgment—that operate across disciplines.
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    • 2.McPeck's argument would need to show these documented cross-domain regularities are illusory, which he does not attempt.
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