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Understanding
9/11Thinking straight; principles of reasoning for readers and writers
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ix, 256 pages 23 cm
Analyzing an argument. Statements and arguments. Getting the point. Induction and deduction. Valid deduction. Molecular arguments. Basic logical relations. Syllogistic arguments. Weighing the evidence. Dependable generalizations. Appraising a hypothesis. Classification and analogy. Some pitfalls of language. Ambiguity. Equivocation. Vagueness. Some resources of languages. Connotation and metaphor. Suggestion and slanting. Emotive language. Definition and the control of meaning. Defining your terms. Testing a definition report. The use and abuse of definitions. Eighteen fallacies
Includes index
Analyzing an argument. Statements and arguments. Getting the point. Induction and deduction. Valid deduction. Molecular arguments. Basic logical relations. Syllogistic arguments. Weighing the evidence. Dependable generalizations. Appraising a hypothesis. Classification and analogy. Some pitfalls of language. Ambiguity. Equivocation. Vagueness. Some resources of languages. Connotation and metaphor. Suggestion and slanting. Emotive language. Definition and the control of meaning. Defining your terms. Testing a definition report. The use and abuse of definitions. Eighteen fallacies
Includes index
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