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Attacking Faulty Reasoning : A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments by T. Edward Damer (2008, Perfect)

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Increasingly college courses and programs require a critical thinking componentand include assignments meant to measure your critical thinking skills. ATTACKING FAULTY REASONING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO FALLACY-FREE ARGUMENTS, SIXTH EDITION, can help you brush up on these skillsand learn how to develop the logical, persuasive arguments you need now and throughout your career. This useful handbook addresses more than 60 common fallacies of logic with the help of over 200 memorable examples. It provides explanations and tips for avoiding fallacious thinking, and is an ideal resource when writing papers, essays, or arguments.

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PublisherWadsworth

ISBN-100495095060

ISBN-139780495095064

eBay Product ID (ePID)63014931

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAttacking Faulty Reasoning : a Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments

Publication Year2008

SubjectGeneral, Logic, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation, Mathematics, Philosophy

AuthorT. Edward Damer

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number6

Dewey Edition21

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal165

Table of ContentPreface.INTRODUCTION. 1. A Code of Intellectual Conduct.2. What is an Argument? 3. What is a Good Argument? 4. What is a Fallacy? 5. Fallacies That Violate the Structural Criterion. 6. Fallacies That Violate the Relevance Criterion.7. Fallacies That Violate the Acceptability Criterion. 8. Fallacies That Violate the Sufficiency Criterion. 9. Fallacies That Violate the Rebuttal Criterion. 10.Writing the Argumentative Essay.Glossary of Fallacies. Answers to Selected Assignments.Index.