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Critical thinking / Richard L. Epstein ; cartoons by Alex Raffi.

By: Epstein, Richard L, 1947-.
Contributor(s): Raffi, Alex [(ill.)].
Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c1999Description: 424 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0534558399.Subject(s): Critical thinking -- Problems, exercises, etc | Critical thinkingDDC classification: 160
Contents:
Contents : The Fundamentals. 1. Are you convinced ? - 2. What are we arguing about? - 3. What is a good argument? - 4. Repairing arguments. - 5. Is that true?. - The Structure of Arguments. 6. Compound claims. - 7. Complex arguments. - 8. General claims. - Avoiding Bad Arguments. - 9. Concealed claims. - 10. Too much emotion. - 11. Fallacies (A summary of bad arguments). - Reasoning About Our Experience. - 12. Reasoning by analogy. - 13. Numbers? - 14. Generalizing from experience. - 15. Cause and effect.
Summary: This innovative, new text teaches students how to reason well, how to analyze arguments, and how to write good arguments. The materials will challenge and guide students as they learn the concepts and applications of critical thinking.
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Contents : The Fundamentals. 1. Are you convinced ? - 2. What are we arguing about? - 3. What is a good argument? - 4. Repairing arguments. - 5. Is that true?. - The Structure of Arguments. 6. Compound claims. - 7. Complex arguments. - 8. General claims. - Avoiding Bad Arguments. - 9. Concealed claims. - 10. Too much emotion. - 11. Fallacies (A summary of bad arguments). - Reasoning About Our Experience. - 12. Reasoning by analogy. - 13. Numbers? - 14. Generalizing from experience. - 15. Cause and effect.

This innovative, new text teaches students how to reason well, how to analyze arguments, and how to write good arguments. The materials will challenge and guide students as they learn the concepts and applications of critical thinking.

Thinking Skills : 9694