| Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation Contributor(s): Walton, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521823196 ISBN-13: 9780521823197 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $122.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Presenting the basic tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of common arguments for beginners, this book informs by using examples of arguments in dialogues, both in the text itself and in the exercises. (Examples of controversial legal, political, and ethical arguments are analyzed.) Illustrating the most common kinds of arguments, the book also explains how to evaluate each kind by critical questioning. Douglas Walton demonstrates the reasonable nature of arguments under the right dialogue conditions by using critical questions to evaluate them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 160 |
| LCCN: 2005000190 |
| Series: Critical Reasoning and Argumentation |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.16" W x 9.56" (1.86 lbs) 360 pages |
