Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking
by Hendrickson, Noel; St. Amant, Kirk; Hawk, William; O'Meara, William M.; Flage, Daniel E.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-02-28
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Summary
Just as The Elements of Style provides a quick and authoritative reference for writers, The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking provides a quick and authoritative reference for issues regarding reasoning. The Handbook provides clear and succinct discussions of the following issues: _ Issues germane to clarifying sentences: ambiguity, vagueness, and propositional attitudes. _
Author Biography
Daniel Flage is professor of philosophy at James Madison University.
Table of Contents
| Word Hazards: Statements, Ambiguity, and Vagueness | p. 1 |
| Complex Passages: Descriptions, Explanations, and Arguments | p. 5 |
| Finding Arguments | p. 13 |
| Grounding Statements in Fact: Observation, Testimony and Other Arguments Based on Criteria | p. 17 |
| Deduction: Categorical Syllogisms | p. 21 |
| Arguments Based on Propositions | p. 39 |
| Probability Calculations | p. 57 |
| Generalizations and Particularizations | p. 65 |
| Analogical Arguments | p. 71 |
| Evaluating Hypotheses: Inference to Best Explanation | p. 75 |
| Causal Inferences | p. 85 |
| Counterfactual Reasoning | p. 91 |
| Decisions under Risk | p. 97 |
| Decisions under Uncertainty | p. 103 |
| Informal Fallacies | p. 111 |
| Critical Writing: An Audience-Centered Approach to Critical Thinking | p. 127 |
| Bibliography | p. 147 |
| Index | p. 149 |
| About the Authors | p. 155 |
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