How to think logically /
Gary Seay, Susana Nuccetelli.
- xviii, 574 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Penguin academics .
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.