With good reason : an introduction to informal fallacies /

With good reason : an introduction to informal fallacies /

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Author / Creator:Engel, S. Morris, 1931-
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:New York : St. Martin's Press, c1986.
Description:xi, 252 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Fallacies (Logic)
Reasoning
Language and languages
Fallacies (Logic)
Language and languages.
Reasoning.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/775674
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ISBN:0312885199 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I. On Logic and Language
  • 1. The Nature and Scope of Logic
  • Logic as Science and Art
  • Logic as the Study of Argument
  • Exercises
  • Arguments and Nonarguments
  • Exercises
  • Eliminating Verbiage
  • A Further Note on Eliminating Verbiage
  • Exercises
  • Missing Components
  • Exercises
  • Finding the Missing Component Syllogistically
  • Exercises
  • Highlighting Suspect Elements
  • Exercises
  • Evaluating Arguments: Truth, Validity, and Soundness
  • Exercises
  • Deductive and Inductive Arguments
  • A Final Word on Deduction
  • Exercises
  • Logic and Education
  • Exercises
  • Summary
  • Answers to Starred Exercises
  • 2. The Medium of Language
  • Language and Thought
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Exercises
  • Words and Things
  • Exercises
  • The Uses of Language
  • Exercises
  • Ambiguity and Vagueness
  • Exercises
  • Verbal Disputes
  • Exercises
  • Definition
  • Exercises
  • The Art of Plain Talk
  • Exercises
  • Summary
  • Answers to Starred Exercises
  • Suggested Readings for Part One
  • Part II. Informal Fallacies
  • 3. The Fallacy of Ambiguity
  • The Fallacy of Equivocation
  • The Fallacy of Amphiboly
  • The Fallacy of Accent
  • The Fallacy of Hypostatization
  • The Fallacies of Division and Composition
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Answers to Starred Exercises
  • 4. Fallacies of Presumption
  • Overlooking the Facts
  • The Fallacy of Sweeping
  • Generalization
  • The Fallacy of Hasty Generalization
  • The Fallacy of Bifurcation
  • Exercises
  • Evading the Facts
  • The Fallacy of Begging the Question
  • The Fallacy of Question-Begging
  • Epithets
  • The Fallacy of Complex Question
  • The Fallacy of Special Pleading
  • Exercises
  • Distorting the Facts`
  • The Fallacy of False Analogy
  • The Fallacy of False Cause
  • The Fallacy of Slippery Slope
  • The Fallacy of Irrelevant Thesis
  • Exercises
  • Summary
  • Answers to Starred Exercises
  • 5. Fallacies of Relevance
  • The Fallacy of Personal Attack
  • Genetic Fallacy
  • Abusive ad Hominem
  • Circumstantial ad Hominem
  • Tu Quoque
  • Poisoning the Well
  • The Fallacy of Mob Appeal
  • The Fallacy of Appeal to Pity
  • The Fallacy of Appeal to Authority
  • The Authority of the One
  • The Authority of the Many
  • The Authority of the Select Few
  • The Authority of Tradition
  • The Fallacy of Appeal to Ignorance
  • The Fallacy of Appeal to Fear
  • Summary
  • Exercises
  • Answers to Starred Exercises
  • Suggested Readings for Part Two
  • Appendix: Writing with Clarity and Reason
  • Glossary
  • Index

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