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Morrow, David R.; Weston, Anthony

 
9781624664274: A Workbook for Arguments, Second Edition: A Complete Course in Critical Thinking
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ISBN 10: 162466427X ISBN 13: 9781624664274
Editorial: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc, 2015

Sinopsis

A Workbook for Arguments builds on Anthony Weston's A Rulebook for Arguments to provide a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. The second edition adds: Updated and improved homework exercises―nearly one third are new―to ensure that the examples continue to resonate with students. Increased coverage of scientific reasoning, demonstrating how scientific reasoning dovetails with critical thinking more generally Two new activities in which students analyze arguments in their original form, as provided in brief selections from the original texts. This edition continues to include The entire text of Rulebook , supplemented with extensive explanations and exercises. Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of arguments in a wide variety of sources. Practical advice to help students succeed. Model answers to odd-numbered problems, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected sample answers and further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, or ethical issues they raise. Detailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments. An appendix on mapping arguments, giving students a solid introduction to this vital skill in constructing complex and multi-step arguments and evaluating them.

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David R. Morrow is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Anthony Weston is Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies at Elon University.

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Editorial
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
162466427X
ISBN 13 
9781624664274
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
520
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