Understanding Arguments
Author | : Robert J. Fogelin |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780155926721 |
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Author | : Robert J. Fogelin |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780155926721 |
Author | : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Logic |
ISBN | : 9780495603962 |
Construct effective arguments with UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, International Edition. Primarily an introduction to informal logic, this text provides a guide to understanding and constructing arguments in the context of academic studies and subsequent professional careers. Exercises, discussion questions, chapter objectives, and readings help clarify difficult concepts and make the material meaningful and useful.
Author | : James A. Herrick |
Publisher | : Allyn & Bacon |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
Genre | : Critical thinking |
ISBN | : 9780137765270 |
The book relies upon a traditional approach to argumentation, drawing from established rhetorical theories, and also discusses contemporary theories of argumentation (such as those of Toulmin and Perelman). The text affirms that argumentation is a cooperative and constructive activity, characteristic to humans, and increasingly significant within our diverse contemporary society. This book teaches reasoning skills and covers the basic vocabulary, structure, types, and tests of all major forms of arguments. It also discusses argument ethics and policy case construction, and further includes an extensive discussion of evidence and validity.
Author | : Robert J. Fogelin |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Logic |
ISBN | : 9780534625863 |
Now in its seventh edition, UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS has proven itself as an exceptional guide to understanding and constructing arguments in the context of a student's academic success and subsequent professional career. Its tried and true strengths include multiple approaches to the analysis of arguments, providing a variety of important tools; a thorough grounding on the uses of language in everyday discourse; and chapters in the latter half of the book that apply abstract concepts to concrete legal, moral, and scientific issues.
Author | : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-01-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9781285197364 |
ADVANGEBOOKS - UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 9E shows readers how to construct arguments in everyday life, using everyday language. In addition, this easy-to-read textbook also devotes three chapters to the formal aspects of logic including forms of argument, as well as propositional, categorical, and quantificational logic. Plus, this edition helps readers apply informal logic to legal, moral, scientific, religious, and philosophical scenarios, too. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Author | : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0190627123 |
Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the opposition is epidemic today, from countries refusing to negotiate, to politicians pandering to their base. Social media has produced a virulent world where extreme positions dominate. There is much demonization of the other side, very little progress is made, and the end result is further widening of positions. How did this happen, and what might be done to address it? Walter Sinnott-Armstrong says there is such a thing as a "good" argument: Reasonable arguments can create more mutual understanding and respect, and even if neither party is convinced by the other, compromise is still possible. Think Again shows the importance of good arguments and reveals common misunderstandings. Rather than a means to persuade other people or beat them in an intellectual competition, Sinnott-Armstrong sees arguments as an essential tool for constructive interaction with others. After showing how the failure of good arguments has led us to society's current woes, he shows readers what makes a good argument. In clear, lively, and practical prose, and with plentiful examples from politics, popular culture, and everyday life, Sinnott-Armstrong explains what defines an argument, identifies the components of good arguments as well as fallacies to avoid, and demonstrates what good arguments can accomplish. Armed with these tools, readers will be able to spot bad reasoning and bad arguments, and to advance their own views in a forceful yet logical way. These skills could even help repair our tattered civic culture.
Author | : Ali Almossawi |
Publisher | : The Experiment, LLC |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2014-09-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1615192263 |
“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.com From the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals! Have you read (or stumbled into) one too many irrational online debates? Ali Almossawi certainly had, so he wrote An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments! This handy guide is here to bring the internet age a much-needed dose of old-school logic (really old-school, a la Aristotle). Here are cogent explanations of the straw man fallacy, the slippery slope argument, the ad hominem attack, and other common attempts at reasoning that actually fall short—plus a beautifully drawn menagerie of animals who (adorably) commit every logical faux pas. Rabbit thinks a strange light in the sky must be a UFO because no one can prove otherwise (the appeal to ignorance). And Lion doesn’t believe that gas emissions harm the planet because, if that were true, he wouldn’t like the result (the argument from consequences). Once you learn to recognize these abuses of reason, they start to crop up everywhere from congressional debate to YouTube comments—which makes this geek-chic book a must for anyone in the habit of holding opinions.
Author | : Andrea A. Lunsford |
Publisher | : Macmillan Higher Education |
Total Pages | : 918 |
Release | : 2021-11-04 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1319413285 |
Everything’s an Argument helps students analyze arguments and create their own, while emphasizing skills like rhetorical listening and critical reading. The text is available for the first time in Achieve, with downloadable e-book, grammar support, interactive tutorials, and more.
Author | : Walter Sinnott-Armstrong |
Publisher | : Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014-01-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781285197395 |
CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS, CONCISE EDITION, 1E uses everyday life experiences to teach the basics of informal logic. By taking out the non-essential instruction, this edition hones in on the argument construction involved in day-to-day life, and how to do it better. Plus, to round out the discussion, CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS, CONCISE EDITION, 1E includes a three-chapter overview of formal logic as well. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.