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Appropriate for courses in Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, and Introduction to Logic. Concerned with practical problems and matters basic to critical thinking, this volume provides many examples and "doable" exercises that stress the application of logic to situations expressed in ordi...

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Main Author: Fearnside, W. Ward
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1997.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Summary:Appropriate for courses in Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, and Introduction to Logic. Concerned with practical problems and matters basic to critical thinking, this volume provides many examples and "doable" exercises that stress the application of logic to situations expressed in ordinary language. It offers rules for improving the quality of thinking-explaining basic concepts such as induction and deduction in clear and simple terms-and briefly touches upon topics like evidence, statistics, and language.
Physical Description:xiii, 381 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0135351898