Attacking Faulty Reasoning A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments

Name: Attacking Faulty Reasoning A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments
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ISBN: 9780495095064

ISBN-10: 0495095060

ISBN-13: 9780495095064

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: T. Edward Damer

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Increasingly college courses and programs require a critical thinking componentand include assignments meant to measure your critical thinking skills. ATTACKING FAULTY REASONING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FALLACY-FREE ARGUMENTS, SIXTH EDITION, can help you brush up on these skillsand 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 avoiding fallacious thinking, and is an ideal resource when writing papers, essays, or arguments.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 2/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

T. Edward Damer received his Ph.D. from Boston University and currently teaches at Emory and Henry College.



Preface


Introduction



A Code of Intellectual Conduct



What is an Argument?



What is a Good Argument?



What is a Fallacy?



Fallacies That Violate the Structural Criterion



Fallacies That Violate the Relevance Criterion



Fallacies That Violate the Acceptability Criterion



Fallacies That Violate the Sufficiency Criterion



Fallacies That Violate the Rebuttal Criterion



Writing the Argumentative Essay


Glossary of Fallacies


Answers to Selected Assignments


Index