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.

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English language--Rhetoric.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Critical thinking.
Language and logic.
Reasoning.

808.042 / BOY 2010