Did you know that mastering a few theories can help you make better choices and be more successful? CRITICAL REASONING shows you how to use easy-to-understand logical principles to solve problems in real-world situations. And, because it's loaded with examples from newspapers and popular essays, this textbook has all the interesting illustrations that will keep you turning pages. Study tools, review help, and easily understood concepts help you review and prepare for tests.
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"I have happily used this text many times. I have returned to it after experimenting with other texts. The writing is not dumbed-down, cute, or ingratiating. It is clear, intelligent, and comprehensible to the students."- John Justice, Randolf College
"The book does contain an amazing collection of real argumentative passages complete with near perfect companion exercises for students to engage in learning how to evaluate arguments. I think it's the best I have ever seen. Also, the style in which the book is written is lucid and engaging."- Michael Nassif, Kent State University
"A clear and diverse survey of approaches to analyzing arguments, with many helpful examples and exercises."- Joseph F. Keeping, York University
"Nice overall organization of examples, exercises and review.""Excellent discussion of fallacies and kinds of arguments.""A good and thorough discussion of the analysis of arguments with strong attention paid to the questions of logical organization and evaluation. This is excellent discussion of modes of reasoning and encourages students to critically interact, interpret and break down the sample arguments."- Mark A. Pfeiffer, University of South Florida
"Well organized and accessible to students."- Glenn Sanford, Sam Houston State University --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"The book does contain an amazing collection of real argumentative passages complete with near perfect companion exercises for students to engage in learning how to evaluate arguments. I think it's the best I have ever seen. Also, the style in which the book is written is lucid and engaging."- Michael Nassif, Kent State University
"A clear and diverse survey of approaches to analyzing arguments, with many helpful examples and exercises."- Joseph F. Keeping, York University
"Nice overall organization of examples, exercises and review.""Excellent discussion of fallacies and kinds of arguments.""A good and thorough discussion of the analysis of arguments with strong attention paid to the questions of logical organization and evaluation. This is excellent discussion of modes of reasoning and encourages students to critically interact, interpret and break down the sample arguments."- Mark A. Pfeiffer, University of South Florida
"Well organized and accessible to students."- Glenn Sanford, Sam Houston State University --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Dr. Jerry Cederblom serves in The University of Nebraska-Omaha Philosophy Department, teaching courses in moral and political philosophy, epistemology, history of philosophy, critical reasoning, and logic. He received his B.A. in philosophy from Whitman College and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Claremont Graduate School. He is co-author of two books?CRITICAL REASONING and ETHICS AT WORK (both published by Wadsworth)--and co-editor (with William Blizek) of a third book: JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENT.
David Paulsen received a Ph.D. in philosophy and humanities from Stanford University and presently teaches a wide array of philosophy courses in The Evergreen State College Philosophy Department. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
David Paulsen received a Ph.D. in philosophy and humanities from Stanford University and presently teaches a wide array of philosophy courses in The Evergreen State College Philosophy Department. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This book was the required text for a freshman college level class that I took on logic and reasoning. I found it to be a pretty good introduction, but I also thought the book was a bit thin in certain areas. This book is best as an introduction for people who have little or no familiarity with deductive and inductive logic, logical fallacies, truth trees etc. For those looking for more depth, I would recommend the book "Introduction to Logic" by Copi and Cohen.
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Not the most well-written book on critical reasoning. Unfortunately, I think they're just not good teachers, so the content comes across dry and boring when critical reasoning is actually a fascinating subject. I would suggest Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction by Gregory Bassham instead.
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