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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195445759
ISBN-13
9780195445756
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160011758
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Good Reasoning Matters! : a Constructive Approach to Critical Thinking
Subject
Educational Psychology, General
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Education
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
5
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The clear presentation of concepts is a strength of the text. There's ample explanation of core ideas as well as good motivation for why they matter." -- Adam Rawlings, Trent University, "The concepts and skills are generally accessible, with good use of examples and illustrations in developing the topics." -- Ahmad Rahmanian, University of New Brunswick, "The clear presentation of concepts is a strength of the text. There's ample explanation of core ideas as well as good motivation for why they matter." -- Adam Rawlings, Trent University"The writing style is very engaging and clear." -- Megan Delehanty, University of Calgary"The concepts and skills are generally accessible, with good use of examples and illustrations in developing the topics." -- Ahmad Rahmanian, University of New Brunswick
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
168
Table Of Content
1. Making Room for an ArgumentWhy Make Room for an Argument?Defining ArgumentArguers and Systems of BeliefAudiencesOpponents and Proponents2. Bias: Reading Between the LinesBiasDetecting Illegitimate BiasesDifficult Cases3. Arguments, Weak and StrongBurden of ProofStrong ArgumentsLogical Consequence: Deductive and Inductive ValidityContextual RelevanceSchemes and Counter-Schemes4. Dressing ArgumentsSimple and Extended ArgumentsInference Indicators: Distinguishing Arguments and Non-ArgumentsArguments without Indicator WordsArguments and ExplanationsArgument Narratives5. Argument DiagramsArgument Diagrams: Simple ArgumentsDiagramming Extended ArgumentsLinked and Convergent PremisesSupplemented DiagramDiagrammng Your Own Arguments6. Hidden Argument ComponentsSpeech Acts and the Principles of CommunicationHidden ConclusionsHidden PremisesNon-Verbal Elements in Argument: Flags and DemonstrationsSymbols and MetaphorsA Note on Argument Construction7. Definitions: Saying What You MeanUsing Words PreciselyVagueness and AmbiguityFormulating DefinitionsRules for Good DefinitionsExpressing Your Intended Meaning8. Weighing EvidenceAcceptable, Unacceptable, or Questionable?Conditions of AcceptabilityConditions of UnacceptabilityInternal RelevanceSufficiencyApplying the Criteria9. Looking for the FactsGeneralizationsPollingGeneral Causal Reasoning10. More Empirical Schemes and the Reasons of ScienceParticular Causal ReasoningArguments from IgnoranceScientific Reasoning11. Schemes of ValueSlippery-Slope ArgumentsArguments from AnalogyAppeals to PrecedentTwo-Wrongs Reasoning12. Ethotic SchemesPro HomineAd Populum ArgumentsArguments from AuthorityAd HominemArguments Against AuthorityAppeal to Eyewitness TestimonyGuilt (and Honour) by AssociationOther Cases13. Essaying an ArgumentThe Good Evaluative CritiqueThe Good Argumentative EssayA Student's PaperConclusionAppendix A: Syllogisms: Classifying ArgumentsCategorical StatementsImmediate InferencesCategorical SyllogismsVenn DiagramsAppendix B: Propositional Logic ISimple and Complex PropositionsDisjunctions and ConditionalsTranslationPropositional Schemes and ProofsAppendix C: Propositional Logic IIConditional ProofsReductio ad AbsurdumDilemmasDe Morgan's LawsSummary: Rules of Inference
Synopsis
Designed to help students develop the quality of their thinking and to respond effectively to often confusing and contradictory messages, Good Reasoning Matters offers an indispensable guide to evaluating and constructing arguments. In addition to examining the most common features of faulty reasoning, the text introduces a variety of argument schemes and rhetorical techniques that will help students solve problems and construct sound arguments. Extensive exercises and examples taken from such sources as social media sites, newspapers, and topical news articles encourage students to consider a wide range of views and perspectives. The fifth edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, extensive revised exercises, and a revamped Companion Website., a href="http://www.oupcanada.com/ebrochure/groake/index.html"img src="/images/hed/closer_look_btn.gif"/aNow in its fifth edition, Good Reasoning Matters! is a practical guide to recognizing, evaluating, and constructing arguments. Combining straightforward instruction with abundant exercises and examples, this innovative introduction to argument schemes and rhetorical techniques will help students learn to think critically both within and beyond the classroom., Good Reasoning Matters!: A Constructive Approach to Critical Thinking, fifth edition, offers a straightforward and practical introduction to the principles of good reasoning. In addition to examining the most common features of faulty reasoning, the text introduces a variety of argument schemes and rhetorical techniques that will help students solve problems and construct sound arguments. Extensive exercises and examples taken from sources such as social media sites, newspapers, and topical news articles encourage students to consider a wide range of views and perspectives.With new features including a glossary, chapter summaries, and extensive revised exercises throughout, Good Reasoning Matters! is an essential text for courses in critical reasoning., Designed to help students develop the quality of their thinking and to respond effectively to often confusing and contradictory messages, Good Reasoning Matters! offers an indispensable guide to evaluating and constructing arguments. In addition to examining the most common features of faulty reasoning, the text introduces a variety of argument schemes and rhetorical techniques that will help students solve problems and construct sound arguments. Extensive exercises and examples taken from such sources as social media sites, newspapers, and topical news articles encourage students to consider a wide range of views and perspectives. The fifth edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, extensive revised exercises, and a revamped Companion Website., Everyone thinks. But what does it mean to think critically? And what does it mean to create a good or a bad argument? In an age of fast technological and informational advances, living and working in the world is frequently and dramatically changing. We are constantly bombarded with messages conveyed via newspapers, television, and radio through to the social media that is now part of everyday life. The amount of information available to us is immense and growing rapidly. Designed to help students develop the quality of their thinking and to respond effectively to these often confusing and contradictory messages,Good Reasoning Matters! offers a guide to evaluating and constructing arguments. In addition to examining the most common features of faulty reasoning, the text introduces a variety of argument schemes and rhetorical techniques that will help students solve problems and construct sound arguments. Extensive exercises and examples taken from sources such as social media sites, newspapers, and topical news articles encourage students to consider a wide range of views and perspectives.With new features including a glossary, chapter summaries, and extensive revised exercises throughout, Good Reasoning Matters! is an essential text for courses in critical reasoning.The fifth edition of Good Reasoning Matters! offers:A straightforward and valuable introduction to the principles of good reasoning. Many new examples of arguments drawn from a variety of classical and contemporary sources. Significant discussion of non-verbal -- especially visual-arguments. Updated features including a glossary, chapter summaries, and links to exercises and quizzes online. A revamped companion website with additional resources for both instructors and students.
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