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Power of Logic by C. Stephen Layman (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Higher Education
ISBN-100767420330
ISBN-139780767420334
eBay Product ID (ePID)1892489
Product Key Features
Number of Pages592 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePower of Logic
Publication Year2001
SubjectLogic
TypeTextbook
AuthorC. Stephen Layman
Subject AreaPhilosophy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight32 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-034264
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal160
Table Of Content1. Basic Concepts Validity and Soundness / Forms and Counterexamples / Some "Famous" Forms / Strength and Cogency 2. Identifying Arguments Arguments and Nonarguments / Well-Crafted Arguments / Notes / Appendix to Chapter 2: Argument Diagrams 3. Logic and Language Logic, Meaning, and Emotive Force / Definitions / Using Definitions to Evaluate Arguments 4. Informal Fallacies Fallacies Involving Irrelevant Premises / Fallacies Involving Ambiguity / Fallacies Involving Unwarranted Assumptions 5. Categorical Logic: Statements Standard Forms of Categorical Statements / The Traditional Square of Opposition / Further Immediate Inferences 6. Categorical Logic: Syllogisms Standard Mood, Form, and Figure / Venn Diagrams and Categorical Statements / Venn Diagrams and Categorical Syllogisms / The Modern Square of Opposition / Enthymemes / Sorites and Removing Term Complements / Rules for Evaluating Syllogisms 7. Statement Logic: Truth Tables Symbolizing English Arguments / Truth Tables / Using Truth Tables to Evaluate Arguments / Abbreviated Truth Tables / Tautology, Contradiction, Contingency, and Logical Equivalence 8. Statement Logic: Proofs Implicational Rules of Inference / Five Equivalence Rules / Five More Equivalence Rules / Conditional Proof / Reductio ad Absurdum / Proving Theorems 9. Predicate Logic Predicates and Quantifiers / Demonstrating Invalidity / Constructing Proofs / Quantifier Negation, RAA, and CP / The Logic of Relations: Symbolizations / The Logic of Relations: Proofs / Identity: Symbolizations / Identity: Proofs 10. Induction Inductive and Deductive Logic: Contrasts and Clarifications (Statistical Syllogisms) / Arguments from Authority and Induction by Enumeration / Mill's Methods and Scientific Reasoning / Arguments from Analogy 11. Probability Three Theories of Probability / The Rules of Probability / Bayes' Theorem
SynopsisIntended for the first course in logic, The Power of Logic (POL) is written with the conviction that logic is the most important course that college students take. POL preserves the balance between informal and formal logic. Layman's direct and accessible writing style, along with his plentiful examples, imaginative exercises, and POL's accompanying Logic Tutor make this the best text for logic classes today.
LC Classification NumberBC61.L28 2001
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