The Logic of Real Arguments

This new and expanded edition explains a distinctive method for analyzing and evaluating arguments. It features many examples, ranging from newspaper articles to extracts from classic texts, and from easy passages to much more difficult ones. It will enable students to think critically about sustained, theoretical arguments commonly encountered in the course of their studies, including arguments about the natural world, society, policy, and philosophy. First Edition Pb (1988): 0-521-31341-4

Author: Alec Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/23/2004
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.34w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780521652414

About the Author
Fisher, Alec: - Alec Fisher was Director of the Centre for Research in Critical Thinking at the University of East Anglia, until his retirement in 1999. He is the author of Critical Thinking: An Introduction (Cambridge, 2001), which has already been translated into several languages. He continues to lecture and conduct workshops on reasoning and critical thinking skills all over the world.