Art of Questioning An Introduction to Critical Thinking

Name: Art of Questioning An Introduction to Critical Thinking
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ISBN: 9780130936998

ISBN-10: 0130936995

ISBN-13: 9780130936998

Edition: 2004

Authors: Daniel E. Flage

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For undergraduate level courses in Critical Thinking, and Writing courses. This text offers students the clearest explanations and the most examples of any critical thinking text on the market. Begins with issues concerning words, examines techniques for evaluating explanations and arguments, and concludes by applying all the skills to reading essays and writing argumentative essays.

Book details

List price: $173.32
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/17/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



(NOTE:Each section begins with an Introduction.)



Some Uses of Language



The Informative Function of Language



The Directive Function of Language



The Emotive Function of Language



Descriptive Passages



Explanations



Arguments



Deduction



Induction



Recognizing Arguments



Tree Diagrams for Arguments



Checking the Evidence



Observations: When Should Seeing Be Believing?



Testimony: Whom Do You Trust?



Values and Obligations: What Should You Do?



Categorical Syllogisms



Categorical Propositions



Categorical Syllogisms



Rules for Judging Validity



Venn Diagrams for Judging Validity



Missing Premises and Conclusions



Conversion, Obversion, and Squares of Opposition



Living in the “Real World



Propositional Arguments



Simple and Compound Statements



Truth Tables



Common Propositional Argument Forms



Enthymemes, Argument Chains, and Other Hazards



Some Logical Equivalences



Inductive Arguments



Analogies



Generalizations and Surveys



Hypotheses, Explanations, and Argument to the Best Explanation



Informal Fallacies



Fallacies of Ambiguity



Fallacies of Relevance



Fallacies of Presumption



Fallacies of Weak Induction



Large-Scale Applications



How to Read an Essay



How to Write an Argumentative Essay


Solutions to the Odd Numbered Problems


Glossary


Index