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020 _a9781633885981
040 _cQCPL
_erda
082 _a168
100 1 _aCapaldi, Nicholas
_eauthor
245 1 4 _aThe art of deception
_b: an introduction to critical thinking
_c/ Nicholas Capaldi and Miles Smit
264 1 _aAmherst, New York :
_bPrometheus Books,
_c2019
300 _aii, 277 pages :
_billustrations
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aIntroduction
505 0 _aWhat is logic?
505 0 _aWhat is an argument?
505 0 _aWhen is an argument acceptable?
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aOne. Identifying arguments
505 0 _aArguments
505 0 _aDifficulties in identifying arguments
505 0 _aGrammar, punctuation, and reading comprehension
505 0 _aRules for identifying premises and conclusions
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aTwo. Formal analysis of arguments
505 0 _aThe ideal of logic
505 0 _aSyllogisms
505 0 _aRules for valid syllogisms
505 0 _aSoundness and informal logic
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aThree. Presenting your case
505 0 _aGaining a sympathetic audience
505 0 _aPresenting the facts
505 0 _aDriving home the conclusion
505 0 _aNonverbal devices
505 0 _aAdvertising as a case study
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aFour. Attacking an argument
505 0 _aAudience reaction
505 0 _aAnatomy of refutation
505 0 _aAttacking the conclusion
505 0 _aFace-to-face debate
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aFive. Defending your case
505 0 _aCounterattack
505 0 _aWinning the argument
505 0 _aGoing for a tie
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
505 0 _aSix. Cause-and-effect reasoning
505 0 _aHistory of the concept of "causation"
505 0 _aHume's definition of cause and effect
505 0 _aCausal reasoning as practical
505 0 _aMill's methods
505 0 _aFallacies of causal reasoning
505 0 _aProblems with the concept of "causation"
505 0 _aSummary and exercises
650 _aLogic
650 _aCritical thinking
650 _aFallacies (Logic)
700 1 _aSmit, Miles
_eauthor
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_cBOOK
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