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You shouldn't drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.' Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right?For anyone tackling philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Robert Arp and Jamie Carlin Watson cover the topics found in an introductory course.Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Topics include:the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of argumentsdeductive validity and soundnessinductive strength and cogencyinference to the best explanationtruth tablestools for argument assessmentinformal and formal fallaciesWith real life examples, advice on graduate school entrance exams and an expanded companion website packed with additional exercises, an answer key and help with real life examples, this easy-to-follow introduction is a c

Who reads Critical Thinking - An introduction to reasoning well (2nd ed.)?

Author

Robert Arp, Jamie Carlin Watson

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472595706

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Social Science, Humanities