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Author:   Steven P. Lee
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.817kg
ISBN:  

9780072840865

ISBN 10:   0072840862
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   16 June 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

1. What Is Critical Thinking? What is Critical Thinking? / The Importance of Critical Thinking / Critical Thinking in the Real World / Chapter Summary / A Look Ahead / Key Terms 2. What Is An Argument? The Support Relationship / Argumentative Texts / Persuasion and the Social Nature of Argument / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 3. Explanations and Value Arguments Explanation / Facts, Values, and Opinions / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 4. What Is the Argument? Conclusion and Premises Argument Structure / Identifying the Conclusion / Identifying the Premises / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 5. Reformulation and Complex Arguments General Statements / Conditional Statements / The Idea of Reformulation / Complex Arguments / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 6. Evaluating Argument Form Argument Evaluation / Deductive Arguments and Validity / Implicit Premises / Nondeductive Arguments and Formal Strength / The Idea of a Fallacy / Irrelevant Reason and Hasty Conclusion / Some Specific Format Fallacies / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 7. Deductive Arguments Formal Logic and Logical Form / Categorical Logic / Immediate Inference / Testing for Validity in Categorical Logic / Statement Logic / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 8. Evaluating Argument Content Premises and their Assessment / The Fallacies of Problematic Premise and False Premise / Appeals to Authority / Some Specific Content Fallacies / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 9. Language and Meaning Concepts and Their Role in Arguments / Definition / Some Specific Fallacies of Language Use / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 10. Induction and Causal Arguments Inductive Arguments / 10.2 Evaluating Inductive Arguments / Causal Arguments / Chapter Summary / Key Terms 11. All-Things-Considered Arguments and Analogies All-Things-Considered Arguments / Arguments from Analogy / Evaluation-the Fallacy of Faulty Analogy / Summary / Key Terms

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