Critical Thinking: Evaluating Claims and Arguments in Everyday Life by Brooke Noel Moore; Richard Parker - 1989-06

Mayfield Publishing Company, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

McGraw-Hill Education. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Mountain View: Mayfield Publishing Company Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SUB-TITLE: Evaluating Claims and Arguments in Everyday Life. SPONSORING EDITOR: James Bull. PRODUCTION MANAGER: Gwen Larson. COPY EDITOR: Toni Haskel. TEXT DESIGNER: Andrew Zutis. COVER PHOTO: The Image Bank West/Michel Tcherevkoff. COVER DESIGNER: Charles Kaplan. CONTENTS: Preface; PART ONE CLAIMS 1 What Is Critical Thinking? 2 Understanding Claims 3 Evaluating Informative Claims 4 Explanations 5 Nonargumentative Persuasion 6 Pseudoreasoning I 7 Pseudoreasoning II; PART TWO ARGUMENTS 8 Understanding and Evaluating Arguments 9 Common Patterns of Deductive Arguments 10 Generalization and Related Inductive Reasoning 11 Casual Arguments 12 Moral Reasoning; APPENDICES 1 Categorical Logic 2 Truth-Functional Logic 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay; Glossary; Answers, Suggestions, and Tips for Starred Exercises; Index. SYNOPSIS: With style and… Read More

Mountain View: Mayfield Publishing Company Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage; Edges Moderately Soiled. SUB-TITLE: Evaluating Claims and Arguments in Everyday Life. SPONSORING EDITOR: James Bull. PRODUCTION MANAGER: Gwen Larson. COPY EDITOR: Toni Haskel. TEXT DESIGNER: Andrew Zutis. COVER PHOTO: The Image Bank West/Michel Tcherevkoff. COVER DESIGNER: Charles Kaplan. CONTENTS: Preface; PART ONE CLAIMS 1 What Is Critical Thinking? 2 Understanding Claims 3 Evaluating Informative Claims 4 Explanations 5 Nonargumentative Persuasion 6 Pseudoreasoning I 7 Pseudoreasoning II; PART TWO ARGUMENTS 8 Understanding and Evaluating Arguments 9 Common Patterns of Deductive Arguments 10 Generalization and Related Inductive Reasoning 11 Casual Arguments 12 Moral Reasoning; APPENDICES 1 Categorical Logic 2 Truth-Functional Logic 3 Writing an Argumentative Essay; Glossary; Answers, Suggestions, and Tips for Starred Exercises; Index.… Read More