Items related to Practcl Study of Argument
This text provides students with a practical understanding of argument by means of enriched examples while maintaining philosophical soundness. The Fourth Edition of this widely acclaimed text continues to provide an integration of formal and informal logic, and fallacies and arguments in a clearly-presented and theoretically sensible fashion.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
1. What Is an Argument? (And What Is Not?). 2. Pinning Down Argument Structure. 3. Looking at Language. 4. When Is an Argument a Good One? 5. Premises: What to Accept and Why. 6. Working on Relevance. 7. Deductive Arguments: Categorical Logic. 8. Deductive Arguments: Propositional Logic. 9. An Introduction to Inductive Arguments. 10. Causal Inductive Arguments. 11. Analogies: Reasoning from Case to Case. 12. Conductive Arguments and Counterconsiderations. Appendix A: A Summary of Fallacies. Appendix B: Selected Essays for Analysis. Answers to Selected Exercises. Index.
About the Author:
Trudy Govier, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lethbridge, Canada, is a philosopher, author, and speaker who is widely known for her dynamic style of speaking and writing and her passionate advocacy of reasoned responses to conflict. She has spoken and written extensively on reconciliation, violence and non-violence, and topics in informal logic.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWadsworth Publishing Co Inc
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0534505236
- ISBN 13 9780534505233
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number4
- Number of pages484
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
A Practical Study of Argument
Published by
Wadsworth Publishing
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0534505236
ISBN 13: 9780534505233
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 2373208-6
Buy Used
£ 5.33
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Practical Study of Argument
Published by
Wadsworth Publishing
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0534505236
ISBN 13: 9780534505233
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 2373208-6
Buy Used
£ 5.33
Convert currency
Stock Image
Practical Study of Argument
Published by
Wadsworth Publishing
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0534505236
ISBN 13: 9780534505233
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. 4th edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # K05N-01236
Buy Used
£ 5.34
Convert currency
Stock Image
Practical Study of Argument
Published by
Wadsworth Publishing
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0534505236
ISBN 13: 9780534505233
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00031717160
Buy Used
£ 5.72
Convert currency
Seller Image
A Practical Study Of Argument *Fourth Edition*
Published by
Wadsworth Pub Co, USA
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0534505236
ISBN 13: 9780534505233
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. 484 pages. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Seller Inventory # 338a9143
Buy Used
£ 40.28
Convert currency