Title:
A practical study of argument
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Edition:
7th ed.
Publication Information:
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub., 2010
Physical Description:
xiii, 417 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780495603405
General Note:
Includes index
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Summary
Summary
A PRACTICAL STUDY OF ARGUMENT gives you the tools you need to understand informal logic and formulate a good argument. By focusing on real world examples and including helpful study tools such as exercises with answers, a glossary of common fallacies, chapter summaries, and a book-specific website, A PRACTICAL STUDY OF ARGUMENT provides you with everything you need to master the material with ease.i
Table of Contents
| 1 What Is an Argument? (And What Is Not?) |
| 2 Pinning Down Argument Structure |
| 3 Looking at Language |
| 4 When Is an Argument a Good One? |
| 5 Premises: What to Accept and Why |
| 6 Working on Relevance |
| 7 Deductive Arguments: Categorical Logic |
| 8 Deductive Arguments: Propositional Logic |
| 9 An Introduction to Inductive Arguments |
| 10 Causal Inductive Arguments |
| 11 Analogies: Reasoning from Case to Case |
| 12 Conductive Arguments and Counterconsiderations |
| Appendix A A Summary of Fallacies |
| Appendix B Selected Essays for Analysis |
| Answers to Selected Exercises |
| Index |
