Critical Thinking: An Introduction To The Basic Skills - Third Edition

Hughes, William

ISBN 10: 1551112515 / ISBN 13: 9781551112510

Verlag: Broadview Press, Peterborough Ontarior, Canada, 2002

Beschreibung

377 Pages Indexed. Reprint of a 2002 Edition. Tight bright book with light underlining on two pages noted. Very minor moisture exposure evidenced by light wrinkling at bottom of first 50 pages and top of last 50 pages. Tight bright book. A comprehensive and accessible introudction ot the essential skills required to make strong arguments. Hughes gives a thorough treatment of such traditional topics as deductive and inductive reasonig, logical fallacies and how to spot them, the importance of inference, how to recognize ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument. He gives a lucid treatment of the differences between descriptive and evaluative meaning. One person's freedom fighter is another person's terrorist. He also includes a selection of logical paradoxes and puzzles that are as entertaining as they are enligtening. Two Appendices: Paradoxes and Puzzles and Answers to Self-Tests.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Critical Thinking: An Introduction To The Basic Skills - Third Edition
• Verlag: Broadview Press, Peterborough Ontarior, Canada
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1551112515
• ISBN-13: 9781551112510
• Einband: Trade Paperback
• Auflage: Third Edition
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

William Hughes's Critical Thinking, recently revised and updated by Jonathan Lavery and Katheryn Doran, is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills required to make strong arguments. Hughes, Lavery, and Doran give a thorough treatment of such traditional topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, the importance of inference, how to recognize and avoid ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument. The authors also cover less traditional topics such as special concerns to keep in mind when reasoning about ethical matters, and how the nature of a language can affect the structure of an argument. In addition to covering basic concepts for analyzing and assessing arguments, the text also has two chapters that are designed to help students write argumentative essays. Last but not least, Critical Thinking includes a selection of logical paradoxes and puzzles that are as entertaining as they are enlightening.For the sixth edition particular attention has been paid to the needs of American students and instructors.