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Writing Logically, Thinking Critically 8th Edition
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pearson Education
ISBN-10
0321926528
ISBN-13
9780321926524
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201604952
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Writing Logically, Thinking Critically
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Subject
Educational Psychology, Rhetoric, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2013-029816
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808/.042
Table Of Content
Guide to Readings Preface Chapter 1 Thinking and Writing-A Critical Connection Thinking Made Visible Critical Thinking 2 An Open Mind-Examining Your World View Hedgehogs and Foxes Writing as a Process Invention Strategies-Generating Ideas The First Draft The Time to be Critical Audience and Purpose E-Mail and Text Messaging Writing Assignment 1 Considering Your Audience and Purpose Reason, Intuition, Imagination, and Metaphor Reasoning by Analogy Summary Key Terms Chapter 2 Inference-Critical Thought What Is an Inference? How Reliable is an Inference? What Is a Fact? Reliability of Facts in a Changing World What Is a Judgment? Achieving a Balance Between Inference and Facts Facts Only Inferences Only Writing Assignment 2 Reconstructing the Lost Tribe Reading Critically Making Inferences-Writing about Fiction Writing Assignment 3 Interpreting Fiction Making Inferences-Analyzing Images Persuading With Visual Images Examining Ads Vivid Warnings Visual Images and the Law Summary Key Terms Chapter 3 The Structure of Argument Premises and Conclusions Distinguishing Between Premises and Conclusions Standard Form Writing Assignment 5 Creating a Political Handout Ambiguous Argument Structure Hidden Assumptions in Argument Dangers of Hidden Assumptions Hidden Assumptions and Standard Form Hidden Assumptions and Audience Awareness Summaries Strategies For Writing a Summary An Example of a Summary Writing Assignment 5 Summarizing an Article Argument and Explanation-Distinctions Summary Key Terms Chapter 4 Written Argument Focusing Your Topic The Issue The Question at Issue The Thesis Shaping a Written Argument-Rhetorical Strategies The Introduction The Development of Your Argument How Many Premises Should an Argument Have? The Conclusion A Dialectical Approach to Argument Addressing Counterarguments How Much Counterargument? Refutation and Concession Rogerian Strategy When There is No Other Side Logical Connections-Coherence Joining Words More On Coherence Sample Essays A Two-Step Process for Writing a Complete Argument Writing Assignment 6 Arguing Both Sides of an Issue Writing Assignment 7 Taking a Stand Summary Key Terms Chapter 5 The Language of Argument-Definition Definition and Perception Who Controls the Definitions? Defining Ourselves Shifting Definitions Definition: The Social Sciences and Government Language: An Abstract System of Symbols The Importance of Concrete Examples Abstractions and Evasion Euphemism and Connotation Definition in Written Argument Appositives-A Strategy for Defining Terms Within the Sentence Appositives and Argument Punctuation of Appositives Extended Definition Writing Assignment 8 Composing an Argument Based on a Definition Inventing a New Word to Fill a Need Writing Assignment 9 Creating a New Word Summary Key Terms Chapter 6 Fallacious Arguments What Is a Fallacious Argument? Appeal to Authority Appeal to Fear Appeal to Pity Begging the Question Double Standard Equivocation False Analogy False Cause False Dilemma Hasty Generalization Personal Attack Poisoning the Well Red Herring Slippery Slope Straw Man Writing Assignment 10 Analyzing an Extended Argument Key Terms Chapter 7 Deductive and Inductive Argument Key Distinction (1) Necessity Versus Probability (2) From General to Specific, Specific to General The Relationship Between Induction and Deduction Deductive Reasoning Class Logic Relationships Between Classes Class Logic And The Syllogism Hypothetical Arguments 168 The Valid Hypothetical Argument The Invalid Hypothetical Argument Necessary and Sufficient Conditions Hypothetical Chains Hypothetical Claims and Everyday Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Generalization The Direction of Inductive Reasoning Testing Inductive Generalizations
Synopsis
This concise, accessible text teaches students how to write logical, cohesive arguments and how to evaluate the arguments of others. Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches students to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Students also learn how to identify fallacies and to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Ideal for any composition class that emphasizes argument, this text includes coverage of writing style and rhetoric, logic, literature, research and documentation., This concise, accessible text teaches students how to write logical, cohesive arguments and how to evaluate the arguments of others . Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches students to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Students also learn how to identify fallacies and to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Ideal for any composition class that emphasizes argument, this text includes coverage of writing style and rhetoric, logic, literature, research and documentation.
LC Classification Number
PE1408.C5485 2014
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