书名: Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction
作者: Anne Thomson (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (December 26, 2001)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415241200
ISBN-13: 978-0415241205
Book Description
Do other people's arguments tie you in knots? Do you lack the confidence in your ability to reason? Do you assume that everything written in newspapers must be true?
We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way, with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well, and of improving the reader's skill in analyzing and evaluating arguments.
In this second edition of the highly successful Critical Reasoning , Anne Thomson has updated and revised the book to include new and topical examples which will guide students through the processes of critical reasoning in a clear and engaging way.
Review
"All the virtues of the first edition - lucidity, judicious choice of realistic examples, emphasis on techniques rather than learning lists of fallacies - are retained in the second edition. The changes are unobtrusive and for the better. The updated examples maintain the topical and contemporary feel and serve to underline the practical importance of the techniques that the book propagates." -- John Divers, Leeds University
"An excellent book with very useful oprcatical examples drawn from contemporary issues covered in mainstream journalism. Although the book is aimed at philosophy students, the general reader could benefit enormously from the analysis and arguments of the book." -- Network
About the Author
Anne Thomson is a Fellow of the School of Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia.
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作者: Anne Thomson (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 2 edition (December 26, 2001)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0415241200
ISBN-13: 978-0415241205
Book Description
Do other people's arguments tie you in knots? Do you lack the confidence in your ability to reason? Do you assume that everything written in newspapers must be true?
We all engage in the process of reasoning, but we don't always pay attention to whether we are doing it well. This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way, with the aims of developing an awareness of the importance of reasoning well, and of improving the reader's skill in analyzing and evaluating arguments.
In this second edition of the highly successful Critical Reasoning , Anne Thomson has updated and revised the book to include new and topical examples which will guide students through the processes of critical reasoning in a clear and engaging way.
Review
"All the virtues of the first edition - lucidity, judicious choice of realistic examples, emphasis on techniques rather than learning lists of fallacies - are retained in the second edition. The changes are unobtrusive and for the better. The updated examples maintain the topical and contemporary feel and serve to underline the practical importance of the techniques that the book propagates." -- John Divers, Leeds University
"An excellent book with very useful oprcatical examples drawn from contemporary issues covered in mainstream journalism. Although the book is aimed at philosophy students, the general reader could benefit enormously from the analysis and arguments of the book." -- Network
About the Author
Anne Thomson is a Fellow of the School of Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia.
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