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

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 446 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0534580599 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF441 .E67 2002
Contents:
Part 1 : the fundamentals -- Critical thinking? -- What are we arguing about? -- What is a good argument? -- Repairing arguments -- Is that true? -- Part 2 : the structure of arguments -- Compound claims -- Complex arguments -- General claims -- Part 3 : avoiding bad arguments -- Concealed claims -- Too much emotion -- Fallacies (a summary of bad arguments) -- Arguments for analysis -- Part 4 : reasoning about our experience -- Reasoning by analogy -- Numbers? -- Generalizing from experience -- Cause and effect -- Part 5 : evaluating reasoning -- Part 6 : composing good arguments -- Part 7 : making decisions.
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Part 1 : the fundamentals --
Critical thinking? --
What are we arguing about? --
What is a good argument? --
Repairing arguments --
Is that true? --
Part 2 : the structure of arguments --
Compound claims --
Complex arguments --
General claims --
Part 3 : avoiding bad arguments --
Concealed claims --
Too much emotion --
Fallacies (a summary of bad arguments) --
Arguments for analysis --
Part 4 : reasoning about our experience --
Reasoning by analogy --
Numbers? --
Generalizing from experience --
Cause and effect --
Part 5 : evaluating reasoning --
Part 6 : composing good arguments --
Part 7 : making decisions.

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