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Summary
Attempts to persuade us - to believe something, to do something, to buy something - are everywhere. What is less clear is how to think critically about such attempts and how to distinguish those that are sound arguments.Critical Thinking: A Concise Guideis a much needed guide to argument analysis and a clear introduction to thinking clearly and rationally for oneself. Accessibly written, this book equips readers with the essential skills required to discuss a good argument from a bad one. Key features of the book include: * Clear, jargon-free discussion of key concepts in argumentation * How to avoid common confusions surrounding words such as "truth," "knowledge" and "opinion" * How to identify and evaluate the most common types of argument * How to spot fallacies and tell good reasoning from bad * Chapter summaries, exercises, examples, and a glossary The second edition has been updated to include topical new examples from politics, sport, medicine and music, as well asnew exercises throughout.
Author Biography
Tracy Bowell is lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand Gary Kemp is senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK
Table of Contents
| Preface to the first edition | vii | ||
| Preface to the second edition | ix | ||
| Introduction and preview | x | ||
| Chapter 1: Why should we become critical thinkers? | 1 | (42) | |
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| Chapter 2: Logic: deductive validity | 43 | (37) | |
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| Chapter 3: Logic: inductive force | 80 | (33) | |
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| Chapter 4: Rhetorical ploys and fallacies | 113 | (55) | |
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| Chapter 5: The practice of argument-reconstruction | 168 | (58) | |
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| Chapter 6: Issues in argument assessment | 226 | (35) | |
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| Chapter 7: Truth, knowledge and belief | 261 | (28) | |
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| Glossary | 289 | (12) | |
| Answers and hints to selected exercises | 301 | (18) | |
| Index | 319 |
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