The Logic of Real Arguments

Fisher, Alec

ISBN 10: 0521654815 / ISBN 13: 9780521654814

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Logic of Real Arguments
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521654815
• ISBN 13: 9780521654814
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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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 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.