Good reasoning matters! : a constructive approach to critical thinking / Leo A. Groarke & Christopher W. Tindale.
"Offering an innovative approach to critical thinking, Good Reasoning Matters! identifies the essential structure of good arguments in a variety of contexts and also provides guidelines to help students construct their own effective arguments. In addition to examining the most common features o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Don Mills, Ont. ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | "Offering an innovative approach to critical thinking, Good Reasoning Matters! identifies the essential structure of good arguments in a variety of contexts and also provides guidelines to help students construct their own effective arguments. In addition to examining the most common features of faulty reasoning--slanting, bias, propaganda, vagueness, ambiguity, and a common failure to consider opposing points of view--the book introduces a variety of argument schemes and rhetorical techniques. This edition adds material on visual arguments and more exercises."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of: Good reasoning matters by J. Frederick Little, Leo Groarke, and Christopher Tindale. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195419049 9780195419047 |