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Clear method for analyzing non-technical arguments.

Recommended for individuals seeking to improve critical thinking skills. Provides a practical approach to evaluating arguments found in real-world publications.

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ISBN: 9780136246022
Authors: Richard Feldman
Publisher: Pearson
Date of Publication: 1998-06-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 3.72
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This book presents a clear and philosophically sound method for identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non-technical sources. It focuses on a more functional, real-world goal of argument analysis as a tool for figuring out what is reasonable to believe rather than as an instrument of persuasion. Develops a precise, step-by-step method for analyzing arguments about a variety of topics -- shows how to rewrite arguments in a format that makes them clearer and makes their evaluation easier; and then how to evaluate the rewritten argument. Illustrates methods by applying them to both serious and humorous arguments about different topics as they appear in a variety of contexts — e.g., newspaper and magazine editorials and columns, short essays, informal reports of scientific results, etc. Uses simple, relatively non-controversial examples to illustrate the basic ideas and concepts, and then offers more complicated and controversial examples for challenging applications. For anyone interested in identifying, interpreting, and evaluating arguments as they appear in non- technical sources.
 

Clear method for analyzing non-technical arguments.

Recommended for individuals seeking to improve critical thinking skills. Provides a practical approach to evaluating arguments found in real-world publications.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.