The Logic of Real Arguments - Softcover

Fisher, Alec

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521654815 ISBN 13: 9780521654814

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This new and expanded edition explains a distinctive method for analyzing and evaluating arguments. It features many examples, ranging from newspaper articles to extracts from classic texts, and from easy passages to much more difficult ones. It will enable students to think critically about sustained, theoretical arguments commonly encountered in the course of their studies, including arguments about the natural world, society, policy, and philosophy. First Edition Pb (1988): 0-521-31341-4

About this title

Book Description:

This new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments. It discusses many examples, ranging from newspaper articles to extracts from classic texts, and from easy passages to much more difficult ones. It aims to help students to think critically about the kind of sustained, theoretical arguments which they commonly encounter in the course of their studies, including arguments about the natural world, about society, about policy, and about philosophy.

About the Author:

Alec Fisher was Director of the Centre for Research in Critical Thinking at the University of East Anglia, until his retirement in 1999. He is the author of Critical Thinking: An Introduction (Cambridge, 2001), which has already been translated into several languages. He continues to lecture and conduct workshops on reasoning and critical thinking skills all over the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521654815
• ISBN 13: 9780521654814
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 234