Boylan, Michael, 1952-
Critical inquiry : the process of argument / Michael Boylan. - Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The process of argument. 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Reading the text -- Confronting the text -- Critical reading : worldviews, fallacies, and the common body of knowledge -- Confronting media -- Pt. 2. Reconstructing the text -- Outlining deductive logical argument -- Outlining inductive argument -- Confronting media in reconstruction -- Pt. 3. Responding to the text -- Finding out what you believe -- The con essay -- The pro essay.
9780813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper)
English language--Rhetoric.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Critical thinking.
Language and logic.
Reasoning.
808.042 / BOY 2010
Critical inquiry : the process of argument / Michael Boylan. - Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2010. - xii, 212 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The process of argument. 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Reading the text -- Confronting the text -- Critical reading : worldviews, fallacies, and the common body of knowledge -- Confronting media -- Pt. 2. Reconstructing the text -- Outlining deductive logical argument -- Outlining inductive argument -- Confronting media in reconstruction -- Pt. 3. Responding to the text -- Finding out what you believe -- The con essay -- The pro essay.
9780813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813344522 (pbk. : alk. paper)
English language--Rhetoric.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Critical thinking.
Language and logic.
Reasoning.
808.042 / BOY 2010