Critical thinking : the art of argument

Emphasizes immediate application of critical thinking in students' lives and helps students apply the skills they are studying. With its conversational writing style and carefully selected examples, this book employs a consistent and unified treatment of logical form and an innovative semiforma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rainbolt, George W. (Author), Dwyer, Sandra L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachussets : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Critical thinking and arguments
  • 2. What makes a good argument?
  • 3. Premises and conclusions
  • 4. Language
  • 5. Propositional arguments
  • 6. Categorial arguments
  • 7. Analogical arguments
  • 8. Statistical arguments
  • 9. Causal arguments
  • 10. Moral arguments