close menu
Bookswagon-24x7 online bookstore
close menu
My Account
Home > Religion, Philosophy & Sprituality > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy: logic > The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
23%
The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic

The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic

          
5
4
3
2
1

Available


Premium quality
Premium quality
Bookswagon upholds the quality by delivering untarnished books. Quality, services and satisfaction are everything for us!
Easy Return
Easy return
Not satisfied with this product! Keep it in original condition and packaging to avail easy return policy.
Certified product
Certified product
First impression is the last impression! Address the book’s certification page, ISBN, publisher’s name, copyright page and print quality.
Secure Checkout
Secure checkout
Security at its finest! Login, browse, purchase and pay, every step is safe and secured.
Money back guarantee
Money-back guarantee:
It’s all about customers! For any kind of bad experience with the product, get your actual amount back after returning the product.
On time delivery
On-time delivery
At your doorstep on time! Get this book delivered without any delay.
Add to Wishlist

About the Book

The Elements of Arguments introduces such central critical thinking topics as informal fallacies, the difference between validity and truth, basic formal propositional logic, and how to extract arguments from texts. Turetzky aims to prevent common confusions by clearly explaining a number of important distinctions, including propositions vs. propositional attitudes, propositions vs. states of affairs, and logic vs. rhetoric vs. psychology. Exercises are provided throughout, including numerous informal arguments that can be assessed using the skills and strategies presented within the text.

Table of Contents:
Introduction for Students Introduction for Instructors Chapter I: BASIC DEFINITIONS AND STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT Part I: Arguments Part II: Some Types of Arguments and Standards of Evaluation (A) Standards for Evaluating Arguments (B) Standards for Evaluating Deductive Arguments (C) Non-Deductive Arguments and Their Standards of Evaluation Chapter II: PROPOSITIONS Part I: Truth and Falsity of Propositions Part II: Identifying Propositions (A) Truth and Falsity: Propositions Are Always about Something (B) Propositions and Attitudes (C) Logic and Psychology (D) Facts and Opinions Part III: Logic and Rhetoric (A) The Importance of Logic and Critical Thinking (B) Persuasive Language Part IV: Informal Fallacies (A) Appeals to Motives or Emotion in Place of Support (B) Appeal to Authority (C) Attacking the Person: Ad hominem Arguments (D) The Subjectivist Fallacy (or Relativist Fallacy) Exercises: Informal Fallacies Chapter III: COMPOUND PROPOSITIONS AND TRUTH FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVES Part I: Logical Negation Part II: Logical Conjunction Informal Fallacy: Complex Question Part III: Logical Disjunction Informal Fallacy: False Dilemma Part IV: Truth Functional Conditionals (A) Various Uses of Conditionals (B) Truth Functional Conditionals (C) Necessary and Sufficient Conditions (D) Identifying Conditionals (E) Truth Functional Biconditionals and Definitions (F) Informal Fallacy: Slippery Slope Summary of the Logical Operator and Logical Connectives: Their Symbols, Rules, and Truth Tables Exercises Appendix: Valid Forms of Categorical Syllogisms Chapter IV: LOGICAL RELATIONS Part I: Definitions of Some Logical Relations (A) Logically Inconsistent Propositions (B) Tautologies, Logically Consistent Propositions, and Contingent Propositions (C) Logical Implication (D) Logical Equivalence Part II: Modal Concepts (A) Modal Concepts and Logical Relations (B) Implications among Modalities (C) Different Types of Possibility and Impossibility Part III: Informal Fallacies of Equivocation Exercises: Informal Fallacies Chapter V: ARGUMENT FORMS AND THEIR EVALUATION Part I: Argument Forms Part II: Testing for Validity (A) Using Truth Tables to Determine Validity (B) A Shorter Procedure for Determining Validity (C) Some Standard Argument Forms (D) Testing the Validity of More Complex Argument Forms Part III: From Validity to Soundness (A) Providing Arguments That Support the Premises of an Argument (B) Assessing Unsupported Premises (C) Accepting an Argument’s Premises Provisionally as Suppositions Exercises: Tests of Validity Appendix: The Validity of the Argument Forms for Testing the Adequacy of Definitional Propositions Chapter VI: ARGUMENTS IN ORDINARY LANGUAGE Part I: Identifying Arguments Part II: Diagramming the Flow of Premises and Conclusions Part III: Principles of Interpretation: Enthymemes Informal Fallacy: The Straw Man Fallacy Steps for Argument Analysis Part IV: Argument Assessment Strategies (A) Assessing the Validity of Arguments in Ordinary English (B) Assessing Inductive Arguments Exercises: Complete Argument Analyses


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781554814077
  • Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 489 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1554814073
  • Publisher Date: 11 Apr 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
  • Width: 165 mm


Similar Products

How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Bookswagon?

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS           
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
Broadview Press Ltd -
The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

The Elements of Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Logic

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book
    Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    ASK VIDYA