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Overview
"We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practise reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way, with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well and of improving the reader's skill in analysing and evaluating arguments." In this second edition of the highly successful Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction, Anne Thomson has updated and revised the book to include new and topical examples which will guide students through the processes of critical reasoning in a clear and engaging way. By the end of the book students should be able to identify flaws in arguments; analyse the reasoning in newspaper articles, books and speeches; and approach any topic with the ability to reason clearly and think critically.Editorials
John Divers
All the virtues of the first edition - lucidity, judicious choice of realistic examples, emphasis on techniques rather than learning lists of fallacies - are retained in the second edition. The changes are unobtrusive and for the better. The updated examples maintain the topical and contemporary feel and serve to underline the practical importance of the techniques that the book propagates.Book Details
Published
November 15, 2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
ISBN
9780203470510