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Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-101133049982
ISBN-139781133049982
eBay Product ID (ePID)109034664
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameAttacking Faulty Reasoning
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Logic, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Publication Year2012
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorT. Edward Damer
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number7
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsA wonderfully written, extremely clear discussion of argumentation and fallacies chock full of extremely useful examples.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentPreface. Introduction. 1. A Code of Intellectual Conduct. 2. What is an Argument? 3. What is a Good Argument? 4. What is a Fallacy? 5. Fallacies That Violate the Structural Criterion. 6. Fallacies That Violate the Relevance Criterion. 7. Fallacies That Violate the Acceptability Criterion. 8. Fallacies That Violate the Sufficiency Criterion. 9. Fallacies That Violate the Rebuttal Criterion. 10.Writing the Argumentative Essay. Glossary of Fallacies. Answers to Selected Assignments. Index.
SynopsisIncreasingly, college courses and programs require a critical thinking component and include assignments meant to measure your critical thinking skills. ATTACKING FAULTY REASONING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FALLACY-FREE ARGUMENTS, SEVENTH EDITION, can help you brush up on these skills and learn how to develop the logical, persuasive arguments you need now and throughout your career. This useful handbook addresses more than 60 common fallacies of logic with the help of over 200 memorable examples. It provides explanations and tips for "attacking" fallacious thinking, and is an ideal resource when writing papers, essays, or arguments., Increasingly, college courses and programs require a critical thinking component and include assignments meant to measure your critical thinking skills. ATTACKING FAULTY REASONING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FALLACY-FREE ARGUMENTS, SEVENTH EDITION, can help you brush up on these skills and learn how to develop the logical, persuasive arguments you need now and throughout your career. This useful handbook addresses more than 60 common fallacies of logic with the help of over 200 memorable examples. It provides explanations and tips for 'attacking' fallacious thinking, and is an ideal resource when writing papers, essays, or arguments.