Argument and evidence : critical analysis for the social sciences /

Argument and evidence : critical analysis for the social sciences / Peter Phelan and Peter Reynolds.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Phelan, Peter, 1941- (Author), Reynolds, Peter J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Methodology
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • Preface and acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Argument and evidence
  • 3. Context, convention and communication
  • 4. An informal analysis of arguments
  • 5. Patterns of reasoning
  • 6. Establishing validity
  • 7. Critical analysis in practice
  • 8. Assumptions
  • 9. Evidence as ground for belief
  • 10. What counts as evidence?
  • 11. Presenting and summarising evidence
  • 12. Furthering knowledge
  • 13. Probability and uncertainty
  • 14. Probability theory applied
  • 15. Estimation and reliability
  • 16. Testing hypotheses
  • Appendices
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.
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