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Critical thinking / William Hughes, Jonathan Lavery, Katheryn Doran.

By: Hughes, William (William H.), 1936- [author.]Contributor(s): Lavery, Jonathan Allen, 1965- [author.] | Doran, Katheryn [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Peterborough : Broadview Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 7th editionDescription: 475 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781554811991 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Critical thinking | Logic | Philosophy | PhilosophyDDC classification: 160 Summary: This is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills required to make strong arguments. The authors provide a thorough treatment of such topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, the importance of inference, how to recognize and avoid ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument.
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This is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the essential skills required to make strong arguments. The authors provide a thorough treatment of such topics as deductive and inductive reasoning, logical fallacies, the importance of inference, how to recognize and avoid ambiguity, and how to assess what is or is not relevant to an argument.

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