Understanding arguments: an introduction to informal logic. /
Robert J. Fogelin, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong.
- 7th ed.
- Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.
- xvi, 619 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: 1. The analysis of argument: The web of language -- Rhetoric and evaluation -- The language of argument -- The art of close analysis -- Deep analysis -- The formal analysis of arguments: propositional logic -- The formal analysis of arguments: categorical logic -- The formal analysis of arguments: quantificational logic -- Inductive reasoning -- Taking changes -- Fallacies of clarity -- Fallacies of relevance and vacuity -- Uses of arguments -- 2. Areas of argumentation: Legal reasoning -- Moral reasoning -- Scientific reasoning -- Religious reasoning -- Philosophical reasoning --