Writing Logically, Thinking Critically (6th Edition) - Softcover

Cooper, Sheila; Patton, Rosemary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205668569 ISBN 13: 9780205668564

Publisher: Longman, 2009

Synopsis

 

This concise, accessible text teaches students how to write logical, cohesive arguments and how to evaluate the arguments of others.

 

Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches students to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Students also learn how to identify fallacies and to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Ideal for any composition class that emphasizes argument, this text includes coverage of writing style and rhetoric, logic, literature, research and documentation.

 

 

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

Writing Logically, Thinking Critically shows readers how to analyze and evaluate the arguments of others and to construct logical arguments on their own. Writing Logically, Thinking Critically with Readings enables its readers to write in all disciplines, to choose wisely as voters and consumers, and to advocate their own ideas. This edition includes expanded coverage on developing written arguments, including the writing process, the issue of audience, developing thesis's, and logic in the context of written arguments. For anyone For anyone interested in developing critical thinking and writing skills.

About the Author

Sheila Cooper and Rosemary Patton are lecturers at San Francisco StateUniversity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0205668569
• ISBN 13: 9780205668564
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 256