Critical thinking and informal logic / Timothy A. Crews-Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crews-Anderson, Timothy A.

Series:

Philosophy insights.

Philosophy insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking.

Logic.

Reasoning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book will familiarize the reader with the basics of critical thinking and informal logic - deductive and inductive arguments, form and content, fallacies, and complex arguments.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright and Licence""; ""Title Page""; ""Contents ""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction: Thinking Skilfully""; ""Chapter 1: The Basics ""; ""1.1 Propositions""; ""1.2 Arguments and Inferences ""; ""1.3 Deductive and Inductive Reasoning""; ""1.4 Form versus Content""; ""Chapter 2: Deductive Reasoning""; ""2.1 Introduction to Deductive Logic""; ""2.2 Syllogisms""; ""Chapter 3: Inductive Reasoning""; ""3.1 Introduction to Inductive Reasoning""; ""3.2 Evaluation of Inductive Arguments""; ""3.3 Arguments from Analogy""; ""3.4 Statistical Reasoning""

""Chapter 4: Rhetorical Devices and Informal Fallacies""""4.1 Rhetorical Devices""; ""4.2 Informal Fallacies""; ""Chapter 5: Complex Arguments""; ""5.1 Analysis versus Interpretation""; ""5.2 Evaluating Complex Arguments""; ""Chapter 6: Bringing It All Together""; ""6.1 Good Habits""; ""6.2 Composing an Argument""; ""6.3 Information Literacy""; ""Appendix A: Categorical Logic""; ""A.1 Categorical Propositions""; ""A.2 The Square of Opposition and Immediate Inferences""; ""A.3 Categorical Syllogisms""; ""Appendix B: Resources""; ""B.1 Textbooks""; ""B.2 Other Resources""; ""Insights""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612040610

9781282040618

1282040618

9781847600462

1847600468

OCLC:

697474252