| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
ix, 260 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Note |
"An OPUS book"--Half t.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-253) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Arguments -- 2. Proofs -- 3. Validity : 'If then' -- 3. Truth tables -- 4. Validity : disjunctions and dilemmas -- 4. More on truth tables -- 5. Getting the premisses right -- 6. Sticking to the point -- 7. Meaning and definition -- 8. Divisions and distinctions -- 9. 'All' and 'some' -- 10. Arguments with 'all' and 'some' -- 11. Groups and individuals -- 12. Probability, evidence, and causes -- 13. Probability : statistics -- 14. Analogies -- 15. Indirect proofs -- 16. Authority and repute -- 17. Practical reasoning -- 18. Being rational : final remarks. |
| Subject |
Logic.
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Logic. |
| ISBN |
0192892800 paperback |
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