Critical thinking: an introduction to reasoning well
Jamie Carlin Watson and Robert Arp
Critical thinking: an introduction to reasoning well
Author
Jamie Carlin Watson and Robert ArpPublisher
ContinuumEdition 1
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Title and Author
Critical thinking: an introduction to reasoning well / Jamie Carlin Watson and Robert ArpPublication Details
لندن : Continuum، 2011مPhysical Description
x, 342 p.: ill.; 25 cm.Subject
ReasoningCritical thinking
Logic
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The basics of good reasoning -- The basic tools of reasoning -- Evaluating arguments -- Deductive reasoning -- Categorical logic -- Basic propositional logic-- Truth tables -- Rules of inference -- Inductive reasoning -- Probability and induction -- Generalization, analogy, and causation -- Inference to the best explanation -- Informal fallacies -- Graduate school entrance exams -- Reasoning on the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT