Introduction to logic and critical thinking / Merrilee H. Salmon.
By: Salmon, Merrilee H.
Publisher: Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2007Edition: 5th ed.Description: xv, 492 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0534626637 (pbk.); 9780534626631 (pbk.).Subject(s): Logic | ReasoningDDC classification: 160Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
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160 SAL (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SLASx,05000,03,CL | 5000017504 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-433) and index.
Introduction to arguments -- Paying special attention to the language of arguments -- Deductive arguments, inductive arguments, and fallacies -- A closer look at inductive arguments -- Causal arguments -- Probilities and inductive logic -- Confirmation of hypotheses -- Deductive reasoning, sentential logic -- Categorical syllogisms -- Arguments in which validity depends on relationships -- Proof method for truth-functional logic -- Index of fallacies.