The Art of Questioning : An Introduction to Critical Thinking

The Art of Questioning : An Introduction to Critical Thinking

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 576 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780130936998
  • DDC分類 160

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For undergraduate level courses in Critical Thinking, and Writing courses. This text offers students the clearest explanations and the most examples of any critical thinking text on the market. Begins with issues concerning words, examines techniques for evaluating explanations and arguments, and concludes by applying all the skills to reading essays and writing argumentative essays.

Contents

(NOTELANGUAGE. 1. The Informative Function of Language. 2. The Directive Function of Language. 3. The Emotive Function of Language. 4. Descriptive Passages. 5. Explanations. II. ARGUMENTS. 6. Deduction. 7. Induction. 8. Recognizing Arguments. 9. Tree Diagrams for Arguments. III. CHECKING THE EVIDENCE. 10. Observations: When Should Seeing Be Believing? 11. Testimony: Whom Do You Trust? 12. Values and Obligations: What Should You Do? IV. CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISMS. 13. Categorical Propositions. 14. Categorical Syllogisms. 15. Rules for Judging Validity. 16. Venn Diagrams for Judging Validity. 17. Missing Premises and Conclusions. 18. Conversion, Obversion, and Squares of Opposition. 19. Living in the "Real World." V. PROPOSITIONAL ARGUMENTS. 20. Simple and Compound Statements. 21. Truth Tables. 22. Common Propositional Argument Forms. 23. Enthymemes, Argument Chains, and Other Hazards. 24. Some Logical Equivalences. VI. INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS. 25. Analogies. 26. Generalizations and Surveys. 27. Hypotheses, Explanations, and Argument to the Best Explanation. VII. INFORMAL FALLACIES. 28. Fallacies of Ambiguity. 29. Fallacies of Relevance. 30. Fallacies of Presumption. 31. Fallacies of Weak Induction. VIII. LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS. 32. How to Read an Essay. 33. How to Write an Argumentative Essay. Solutions to the Odd Numbered Problems. Glossary. Index.