The Process of Argument: A Contribution to Logic (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alfred Sidgwick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0666770395 ISBN 13: 9780666770394

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Learn how arguments are built and tested, from observation to reasoning, to sharpen your own thinking.

The book gives a practical tour of how people judge beliefs and how arguments can be evaluated. It focuses on inference, generalisation, and the ways we critique reasons for and against what we claim to know. The aim is to show how ideas become clearer when we test them against facts, rules, and the patterns they reveal in nature.

• See how inference links facts through general ideas about how the world works.
• Learn where errors creep in when we read observations or misread signs.
• Discover how criticism and testing improve explanations and arguments.
• Understand how notions like cause, proof, and evidence fit into everyday reasoning.

Ideal for readers of philosophy, logic, or critical thinking who want a solid, accessible framework for evaluating arguments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0666770395
• ISBN 13: 9780666770394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250