Logic and controversy

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Stanley, Maurice, 1945-

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Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, 2002

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9780534573782

Subject Term:

Logic

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This new text brings the traditional material of introductory logic (critical thinking, informal and modern symbolic logic) to bear on present day issues - terrorism, abortion, the death penalty, ABM treaty, stem cell research - essays and editorials found in the New York Times, USA Today, Miami Herald, and other major newspapers and news magazines from all over the United States. This original format engages students in applying logic and critical thinking to important issues. They learn not only the techniques of introductory logic but will achieve a much deeper understanding of the great controversies that we face.

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Part 1 Critical Thinking
Chapter 1 Arguments	p. 3
1.1 Arguments: Premises and Conclusions	p. 4
1.2 Deductive and Inductive Arguments	p. 8
1.3 Extended Arguments	p. 11
1.4 Explanations and Other Nonarguments	p. 17
1.5 Summary	p. 20
1.6 Application	p. 20
The Suicide Machine	p. 20
Chapter 2 The Context of Arguments: Critical Thinking	p. 25
2.1 Disagreement and Controversy	p. 25
2.2 Aims of Critical Thinking	p. 29
2.3 Uses of Language	p. 34
2.4 Challenging Premises	p. 40
2.5 Competing Arguments	p. 42
2.6 Summary	p. 45
2.7 Applications	p. 45
Essays on Bosnia	p. 45
Columbine School Shootings	p. 48
Part 2 Informal Logic
Chapter 3 Informal Fallacies	p. 52
3.1 Fallacies	p. 52
3.2 Fallacies of Ambiguity	p. 55
3.3 Avoiding Ambiguity: Definition	p. 64
3.4 Fallacies of Presumption	p. 74
3.5 Fallacies of Irrelevance	p. 86
3.6 Sophistries and Diversions	p. 98
3.7 Summary	p. 109
3.8 Applications	p. 114
Violent Protest	p. 114
Ross Perot Speech	p. 118
Part 3 Formal Logic
Chapter 4 The Syllogism	p. 126
4.1 Categorical Statements	p. 126
4.2 Translations	p. 130
4.3 Squares of Opposition	p. 135
4.4 Immediate Inference	p. 140
4.5 Categorical Syllogism	p. 145
4.6 Venn Diagrams	p. 149
4.7 Rules and Formal Fallacies of the Syllogism	p. 155
4.8 Enthymemes and Sorites	p. 159
4.9 Summary	p. 165
4.10 Applications	p. 167
The Death Penalty	p. 167
Helms on AIDS	p. 171
A Murdered Girl	p. 173
Chapter 5 Truth-Functional Logic	p. 177
5.1 Basic Symbols	p. 178
5.2 Some More Argument Forms	p. 186
5.3 Deductive Proofs	p. 198
5.4 Proving Invalidity	p. 219
5.5 Summary	p. 224
5.6 Applications	p. 225
Spousal Abuse Evidence in Court Trials	p. 225
Violent Protest	p. 228
Chapter 6 Quantifiers	p. 236
6.1 Quantifiers	p. 237
6.2 Quantifier Rules	p. 244
6.3 Proving Invalidity of Quantified Arguments	p. 249
6.4 Summary	p. 251
6.5 Applications	p. 252
The Death Penalty	p. 252
Gun Laws	p. 254
Part 4 Informal and Formal Logic
Chapter 7 Induction	p. 258
7.1 Analogical Reasoning	p. 258
7.2 Inductive Generalizations	p. 263
7.3 Hypothetical Reasoning	p. 268
7.4 Probability and Statistical Reasoning	p. 272
7.5 Summary	p. 281
7.6 Applications	p. 283
The Death of Marilyn Monroe (Coroner's Case No. 81128)	p. 283
AIDS	p. 286
Chapter 8 Critical Analysis	p. 295
8.1 Procedure	p. 295
8.2 Examples	p. 296
Appendix 1 Dialectic and Debate	p. 333
Appendix 2 Puzzles	p. 338
Answers to Selected Exercises	p. 342
Glossary/Index	p. 370

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