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How to think logically / Gary Seay, Susana Nuccetelli.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Penguin academicsNew York : Pearson/Longman, c2008Description: xviii, 574 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780321337771 (alk. paper)
  • 0321337778 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 160 22
Online resources:
Contents:
The building blocks of reasoning -- What is logical thinking? and why should we care? -- Thinking logically and speaking one's mind -- The virtues of belief -- Tips for argument analysis -- Evaluating deductive arguments -- Analyzing inductive arguments -- Some ways an argument can fail -- Avoiding ungrounded assumptions -- From unclear language to unclear reasoning -- Avoiding irrelevant premises -- Compound propositions -- The cash value of argument form -- Categorical propositions --Categorical syllogisms.
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Main Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 160 SEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 079096
Overnight Books and Pamphlets Overnight Books and Pamphlets Main Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 160 SEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 080742
Non-Fiction Books Non-Fiction Books Main Campus Non-Fiction Open Shelf General NF 160 SEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 080743
Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Reading Room Books and Pamphlets Old Harbour Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 160 SEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 080740
Overnight Books and Pamphlets Overnight Books and Pamphlets Old Harbour Campus Reserve Book Collection Reserve Book Collection RBC 160 SEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 080741

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The building blocks of reasoning -- What is logical thinking? and why should we care? -- Thinking logically and speaking one's mind -- The virtues of belief -- Tips for argument analysis -- Evaluating deductive arguments -- Analyzing inductive arguments -- Some ways an argument can fail -- Avoiding ungrounded assumptions -- From unclear language to unclear reasoning -- Avoiding irrelevant premises -- Compound propositions -- The cash value of argument form -- Categorical propositions --Categorical syllogisms.

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