Arguing Well is a lucid introduction to the nature of good reasoning, how to test and construct successful arguments. It assumes no prior knowledge of logic or philosophy. The book includes an introduction to basic symbolic logic. Arguing Well introduces and explains: * The nature and importance of arguments * What to look for in deciding whether arguments succeed or fail * How to construct good arguments * How to make it more certain that we reason when we should The book is ideal for any student embarking on academic study where presenting arguments are what matters most; in fact, for all people who want to understand the nature and importance of good reasoning and awaken their ability to argue well.
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'... clearly set out, it assumes no prior knowledge, and it would make good background reading for anyone embarking on Ofsted training or a headteacher's management course.' - Times Educational Supplement
'A handy guidebook to the elements of reasoning well.' - Philosophers' Magazine
'A handy guidebook to the elements of reasoning well.' - Philosophers' Magazine
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John Shand is an Associate Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University. He is the author of Philosophy and Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy(1994). .
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The overall purpose of this book is to present the basic tools and principles of good reasoning in arguments, and to suggest how one might acquire habitual mechanisms to overcome casual forces that would undermine reasoning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
practising reasoning, deductive soundness, breathes using gills, valid argument with true premises, sound deduction, good reasoning, whatever propositions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniformity of Nature Principle, Example All, Rules of Deduction, All Scotsmen, Example Being New!
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The overall purpose of this book is to present the basic tools and principles of good reasoning in arguments, and to suggest how one might acquire habitual mechanisms to overcome casual forces that would undermine reasoning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
practising reasoning, deductive soundness, breathes using gills, valid argument with true premises, sound deduction, good reasoning, whatever propositions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniformity of Nature Principle, Example All, Rules of Deduction, All Scotsmen, Example Being New!
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- Philosophy and Philosophers: An Introduction to Western Philosophy, revised edition by John Shand in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Straight and Crooked Thinking (Headway Books) by Robert H. Thouless in Back Matter
- Reason and Argument by P. T. Geach in Back Matter
- The Uses of Argument by Stephen Edelston Toulmin in Back Matter
- Philosophy of Logics by Susan Haack in Back Matter
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- Fundamentals of Philosophy by John Shand in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 93
- Fundamentals of Philosophy by John Shand in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 93
- Making Sense: Philosophy behind the Headlines by Julian Baggini in Back Matter
- Arguing Well by John Shand in Front Matter
- Interdisciplinary Public Health Reasoning and Epidemic Modelling: The Case of Black Death by George Christakos in Back Matter
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