Writing Logically, Thinking Critically

by Rosemary Patton; Sheila Cooper

• ISBN13: 9780673980694
• ISBN10: 0673980693
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

This concise, accessible text teaches how to write logical, cohesive arguments and how to evaluate the arguments of others. Key Benefits: Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches how to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Readers also learn how to identify fallacies and to distinguish between inductive and deductive reasoning. Ideal for any composition class that emphasizes argument, this text includes coverage of writing style and rhetoric, logic, literature, research and documentation. Key Topics: Research Documentation Argument

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	vii
Preface	xiii
Thinking and Writing---A Critical Connection	1	(16)
Inference	17	(19)
The Structure of Argument	36	(25)
Written Argument	61	(28)
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning	89	(12)
Deductive Argument	101	(23)
Inductive Argument	124	(16)
Logical Fallacies	140	(28)
Language: Meaning and Style	168	(31)
Appendix I Research and Documentation	199	(6)
Appendix II He or She?	205	(2)
Selected Answers	207	(6)
Credit	213	(4)
Index	217