Logical Reasoning

The goal of this book is to improve your logical-reasoning skills. These skills are also called "critical thinking skills." They are a complex weave of abilities that help you get someone's point, generate reasons for your own point, evaluate the reasons given by others, decide what o...

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Main Author: Dowden, Bradley H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philosophy Department, Sacramento, CA Bradley H. Dowden [2017]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 How to Reason Logically
  • Chapter 2 Claims, Issues, and Arguments
  • Chapter 3 Writing with the Appropriate Precision
  • Chapter 4 How to Evaluate Information and Judge Credibility
  • Chapter 5 Obstacles to Better Communication
  • Chapter 6 Writing to Convince Others
  • Chapter 7 Defending Against Deception
  • Chapter 8 Detecting Fallacies
  • Chapter 9 Consistency and Inconsistency
  • Chapter 10 Deductive Reasoning
  • Chapter 11 Logical Form and Sentential Logic
  • Chapter 12 Aristotelian Logic and Venn-Euler Diagrams
  • Chapter 13 Inductive Reasoning
  • Chapter 14 Reasoning about Causes and Their Effects
  • Chapter 15 Scientific Reasoning