Critical Reasoning

Jerry Cederblom, David Paulsen9780534605070, 0534605079

Did you know that mastering a few theories can help you make better choices and be more successful? CRITICAL REASONING shows you how to use easy-to-understand logical principles to solve problems in real-world situations. And, because it’s loaded with examples from newspapers and popular essays, this textbook has all the interesting illustrations that will keep you turning pages. Study tools, review help, and easily understood concepts help you review and prepare for tests.

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Table of contents :
1 – Deciding What to Believe……Page 1
2 – The Anatomy of Arguments Identifying Premises and Conclusions……Page 19
3 – Understanding Arguments Through Reconstruction……Page 47
4 – Evaluating Arguments Some Basic Questions……Page 89
5 – When Does the Conclusion Follow A More Formal Approach to Validity……Page 125
6 – Fallacies Bad Arguments That Tend to Persuade……Page 157
7 – ‘That Depends on What You Mean by …’……Page 195
8 – Arguments That Are Not Deductive……Page 233
9 – Explanation and the Criticism of Theories……Page 291
10 – Putting It All Together Six Steps to Understanding and Evaluating Arguments……Page 345
11 – Making Reasonable Decisions As an Amateur in a World of Specialists……Page 399
12 – Glossary……Page 413
13 – Answers to Selected Exercises……Page 423