Understanding Arguments : An Introduction to Informal Logic

Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter; Fogelin, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 1285197364 / ISBN 13: 9781285197364

Published by Cengage Learning, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Arguments : An Introduction to Informal Logic
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1285197364
• ISBN 13: 9781285197364
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

ADVANGEBOOKS - UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, 9E shows readers how to construct arguments in everyday life, using everyday language. In addition, this easy-to-read textbook also devotes three chapters to the formal aspects of logic including forms of argument, as well as propositional, categorical, and quantificational logic. Plus, this edition helps readers apply informal logic to legal, moral, scientific, religious, and philosophical scenarios, too.

About the Authors

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillman Professor of Practical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.

Robert J. Fogelin is Professor of Philosophy and Sherman Fairchild Professor in the Humanities at Dartmouth College.