Critical thinking an introduction to reasoning well

An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a concise and accessible introduction to logic and critical reasoning. Designed specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate students encountering philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, this comprehensive textbook covers all the th...

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Main Author: Watson, Jamie Carlin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Continuum c2011
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Call Number :BC 177 .A775 2011

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300 |a x, 342 p.  |b ill.  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 |a The basics of good reasoning -- The basic tools of reasoning -- Evaluating arguments -- Deductive reasoning -- Categorical logic -- Basic propositional logic -- Truth tables -- Rules of inference -- Inductive reasoning -- Probability and induction -- Generalization, analogy, and causation -- Inference to the best explanation -- Informal fallacies -- Graduate school entrance exams -- Reasoning on the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT. 
520 |a An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a concise and accessible introduction to logic and critical reasoning. Designed specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate students encountering philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, this comprehensive textbook covers all the themes and topics typically covered in an introductory course. 
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