Good arguments / Missimer, C. A.

Public ISBD Titre : Good arguments : an introduction to critical thinking Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Missimer, C. A., Auteur Mention d'édition : 4th ed. Editeur : Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall Année de publication : c2005 Importance : xii, 212 p. Présentation : Illustration Format : 23 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-13-184570-1 Note générale : Includes index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Critical thinking. Logic Index. décimale : BC 177 Note de contenu : Preface -- Welcome to the Community of Thinkers -- The Basics: Issue, Conclusion, and Reason -- How to Create Alternative Arguments -- Deciding to Accept an Argument: Compare the Evidence -- Warranted Inference: Where Reasons and Conclusion Join -- Other Connections: Assumptions and Implications -- Prescriptions -- Evaluating Alternative Arguments in Light of Their Evidence -- And Theories of Critical Thinking Compared -- How to Follow Complex Arguments -- Deliberations -- Experiment, Correlation, and Speculation -- Flimsy Structures -- Problem Solving by Way of Review -- The Dialogue: How to Construct Alternative Arguments -- The Research Paper: A Simple Guide -- Summary -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index. Good arguments : an introduction to critical thinking [texte imprimé] / Missimer, C. A., Auteur  . -  4th ed. . - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2005 . - xii, 212 p. : Illustration ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-13-184570-1 Includes index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Critical thinking. Logic Index. décimale : BC 177 Note de contenu : Preface -- Welcome to the Community of Thinkers -- The Basics: Issue, Conclusion, and Reason -- How to Create Alternative Arguments -- Deciding to Accept an Argument: Compare the Evidence -- Warranted Inference: Where Reasons and Conclusion Join -- Other Connections: Assumptions and Implications -- Prescriptions -- Evaluating Alternative Arguments in Light of Their Evidence -- And Theories of Critical Thinking Compared -- How to Follow Complex Arguments -- Deliberations -- Experiment, Correlation, and Speculation -- Flimsy Structures -- Problem Solving by Way of Review -- The Dialogue: How to Construct Alternative Arguments -- The Research Paper: A Simple Guide -- Summary -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index.

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A practical study of argument / Trudy Govier 

Public ISBD Titre : A practical study of argument Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Trudy Govier, Auteur Editeur : Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co. Année de publication : c1992 Importance : XIII, 433 p. Présentation : illustrations Format : 24 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-534-14712-9 Note générale : Includes bibliographical references and Index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Argumentation. Logic Reasoning Index. décimale : BC 177 Résumé : The text is widely recognized for its solid treatment of such basic topics as the nature of argument structure, premise acceptability, propositional logic, categorical logic, analogy, and fallacies. Note de contenu : What is an argument? (and what is not?). Pinning down argument structure. When is an argument a good one?. Looking at language. Premises: What to accept and why. Working on relevance. Those tidy deductions: categorical logic. Those tidy deductions: Propositional logic. Analogies: reasoning from case to case. Conductive and inductive arguments. Reflective analysis of longer works. Appendices. Index. A practical study of argument [texte imprimé] / Trudy Govier, Auteur . - Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1992 . - XIII, 433 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-534-14712-9 Includes bibliographical references and Index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Argumentation. Logic Reasoning Index. décimale : BC 177 Résumé : The text is widely recognized for its solid treatment of such basic topics as the nature of argument structure, premise acceptability, propositional logic, categorical logic, analogy, and fallacies. Note de contenu : What is an argument? (and what is not?). Pinning down argument structure. When is an argument a good one?. Looking at language. Premises: What to accept and why. Working on relevance. Those tidy deductions: categorical logic. Those tidy deductions: Propositional logic. Analogies: reasoning from case to case. Conductive and inductive arguments. Reflective analysis of longer works. Appendices. Index.

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A rulebook for arguments / Weston, Anthony 

Public ISBD Titre : A rulebook for arguments Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Weston, Anthony, Auteur Editeur : Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Company Année de publication : c1992 Importance : XIV, 98 p. Format : 22 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-87220-157-6 Note générale : Includes bibliographical references and index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : English language -- Rhetoric Logic Reasoning Index. décimale : BC 177 Note de contenu : Composing a Short Argument: Some General Rules -- Distinguish premises and conclusion -- Present your ideas in a natural order -- Start from reliable premises -- Be concrete and concise -- Avoid loaded language -- Use consistent terms -- Stick to one meaning for each term -- Arguments by Example -- Give more than one example -- Use representative examples -- Background information is crucial -- Consider counterexamples -- Arguments by Analogy -- Analogy requires a relevantly similar example -- Arguments from Authority -- Sources should be cited -- Seek informed sources -- Seek impartial sources -- Cross-check sources -- Personal attacks do not disqualify a source -- Arguments about Causes -- Explain how cause leads to effect -- Propose the most likely cause -- Correlated events are not necessarily related -- Correlated events may have a common cause -- Either of two correlated events may cause the other -- Causes may be complex -- Deductive Arguments -- Modus Ponens -- Modus Tollens -- Hypothetical Syllogism -- Disjunctive Syllogism -- Dilemma -- Reductio ad absurdum -- Deductive arguments in several steps -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Exploring the Issue -- Explore the arguments on all sides of the issue -- Question and defend each argument's premises -- Revise and rethink arguments as they emerge -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Main Points of the Essay -- Explain the question -- Make a definite claim or proposal -- Develop your arguments fully -- Consider objections -- Consider alternatives. A rulebook for arguments [texte imprimé] / Weston, Anthony, Auteur . - Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Company, c1992 . - XIV, 98 p. ; 22 cm. ISBN : 978-0-87220-157-6 Includes bibliographical references and index. Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : English language -- Rhetoric Logic Reasoning Index. décimale : BC 177 Note de contenu : Composing a Short Argument: Some General Rules -- Distinguish premises and conclusion -- Present your ideas in a natural order -- Start from reliable premises -- Be concrete and concise -- Avoid loaded language -- Use consistent terms -- Stick to one meaning for each term -- Arguments by Example -- Give more than one example -- Use representative examples -- Background information is crucial -- Consider counterexamples -- Arguments by Analogy -- Analogy requires a relevantly similar example -- Arguments from Authority -- Sources should be cited -- Seek informed sources -- Seek impartial sources -- Cross-check sources -- Personal attacks do not disqualify a source -- Arguments about Causes -- Explain how cause leads to effect -- Propose the most likely cause -- Correlated events are not necessarily related -- Correlated events may have a common cause -- Either of two correlated events may cause the other -- Causes may be complex -- Deductive Arguments -- Modus Ponens -- Modus Tollens -- Hypothetical Syllogism -- Disjunctive Syllogism -- Dilemma -- Reductio ad absurdum -- Deductive arguments in several steps -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Exploring the Issue -- Explore the arguments on all sides of the issue -- Question and defend each argument's premises -- Revise and rethink arguments as they emerge -- Composing an Argumentative Essay -- Main Points of the Essay -- Explain the question -- Make a definite claim or proposal -- Develop your arguments fully -- Consider objections -- Consider alternatives.

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