A Practical Study of Argument
By - Govier, TrudyCall no: 168 GOV
Edition: 5th Edi
The author both explains the uses of good arguments and provides the theoretical base for determining which arguments are good, and which are bad. She describes inductively strong and deductively valid arguments, as well as analogies and fallacies, supported with numerous examples and exercises. This edition features new material discussing the role of emotion in evaluating arguments, the principle of charity in interpretation, the importance of a dialectical context, and the problem of jargon. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
THE PRACTICAL STUDY OF ARGUMENT provides students with a practical understanding of argument with enriched examples while maintaining philosophical soundness. The fifth edition of this widely acclaimed text continues to provide an integration of formal and informal logic, and fallacies and arguments in a clearly presented and theoretically sensible fashion.