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Critical Thinking

- An Introduction to Reasoning Well
Af: Dr Robert Arp, Dr Jamie Carlin Watson Engelsk Paperback

Critical Thinking

- An Introduction to Reasoning Well
Af: Dr Robert Arp, Dr Jamie Carlin Watson Engelsk Paperback
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‘You shouldn’t drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.’ Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right?

For anyone tackling philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Robert Arp and Jamie Carlin Watson cover the topics found in an introductory course.

Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Topics include:
the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments
deductive validity and soundness
inductive strength and cogency
inference to the best explanation
truth tables
tools for argument assessment
informal and formal fallacies

With real life examples, advice on graduate school entrance exams and an expanded companion website packed with additional exercises, an answer key and help with real life examples, this easy-to-follow introduction is a complete beginner’s tool set to good reasoning, analyzing and arguing. Ideal for students in basic reasoning courses and students preparing for graduate school.

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‘You shouldn’t drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.’ Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right?

For anyone tackling philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Robert Arp and Jamie Carlin Watson cover the topics found in an introductory course.

Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Topics include:
the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments
deductive validity and soundness
inductive strength and cogency
inference to the best explanation
truth tables
tools for argument assessment
informal and formal fallacies

With real life examples, advice on graduate school entrance exams and an expanded companion website packed with additional exercises, an answer key and help with real life examples, this easy-to-follow introduction is a complete beginner’s tool set to good reasoning, analyzing and arguing. Ideal for students in basic reasoning courses and students preparing for graduate school.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 456
ISBN-13: 9781472595683
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave: 2
ISBN-10: 1472595688
Udg. Dato: 17 dec 2015
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 236mm
Højde: 158mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 17 dec 2015
Forfatter(e) Dr Robert Arp, Dr Jamie Carlin Watson


Kategori Analytisk filosofi og logisk positivisme


ISBN-13 9781472595683


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 456


Udgave 2


Længde 25mm


Bredde 236mm


Højde 158mm


Udg. Dato 17 dec 2015


Oplagsdato 17 dec 2015


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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