| Description |
xvi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
ch. 1. Deciding what to believe -- ch. 2. The anatomy of arguments: identifying premises and conclusions -- ch. 3. Understanding arguments through reconstruction -- ch. 4. Evaluating arguments: some basic questions -- ch. 5. When does the conclusion follow? A more formal approach to validity (optional) -- ch. 6. Fallacies: bad arguments that tend to persuade -- ch. 7. "That depends on what you mean by ..." -- ch. 8. Arguments that are not deductive: induction and statistical reasoning -- ch. 9. Causal, analogical, and convergent arguments: three more kinds of nondeductive reasoning -- ch. 10. Explanation and the criticism of theories -- ch. 11. Putting it all together: six steps to understanding and evaluating arguments -- ch. 12. Making reasonable decisions as an amateur in a world of specialists |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Reasoning.
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Critical thinking.
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| Author |
Paulsen, David W.
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| LC no. |
2010932709 |
| ISBN |
9780495808787 (paperback) |
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0495808784 (paperback) |
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