Critical Reflection

Name: Critical Reflection | A Textbook for Critical Thinking
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press
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A Textbook for Critical Thinking

Malcolm Murray Nebojsa Kujundzic(Autor*in)

McGill-Queen's University Press

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Erschienen am 14. Mai 2014

531 Seiten

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Intro
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One: Argument Structure
1 Overview
1.1 Philosophy and Critical Thinking
1.2 Autonomy
1.3 What Is an Argument?
1.4 Premises and Conclusions
1.5 Assessing Arguments
1.6 Cogency
2 Argument Components
2.1 Premises and Conclusions
2.2 Propositions and Sentences
2.3 Inference Indicators
2.4 Explanations
2.5 Modalities
2.6 Suppressed Propositions and Assumptions
3 Mapping an Argument
3.1 Diagramming
3.2 Serial, Convergent, and Linked Arguments
3.3 Diagramming Arguments with Missing Propositions
3.4 Visual Arguments
3.5 Counter-Considerations
Part Two: Meaning
4 Language Use
4.1 Euphemism and Doublespeak
4.2 Form and Intent
4.3 Reading between the Lines
4.4 Biases and Vested Interests
4.5 Recognizing a Slanted Argument
4.6 Weasel Words
4.7 Obfuscation
4.8 Different Kinds of Disagreement
5 Definitions
5.1 Verbal Disputes
5.2 Purposes of Definition
5.3 Types of Definitions
5.4 Types of Meaning
5.5 Evaluating Genus and Difference Definitions
Part Three: Truth
6 Acceptability Conditions
6.1 Truth and Acceptability
6.2 A Few Preliminaries
6.3 Acceptance Criteria
6.4 Rejection Criteria
Part Four: Logic
7 Categorical Logic: Translation
7.1 Logic and Validity
7.2 Categorical Propositions
7.3 Natural Language
7.4 Syllogisms
7.5 Venn Diagramming
8 Categorical Logic: Validity
8.1 Testing Validity
8.2 Extended Categorical Arguments
8.3 More on Translation
8.4 A Non-Venn Test for Validity
9 Propositional Logic: Translation
9.1 Preliminaries
9.2 Translation
9.3 Truth Values
10 Propositional Logic: Validity
10.1 Logical Forms
10.2 Complex Argument Forms
10.3 Proofs
10.4 Immediate Inferences
10.5 Invalid Forms
10.6 Contradiction
10.7 A Puzzle about Logic
Part Five: Induction
11 Causation and Probability
11.1 Inductive Generalizations
11.2 Causation
11.3 Probabilistic Reasoning
12 Science
12.1 The Scientific Method
12.2 Science and Its Critics
13 Arguments by Analogy
13.1 Analogical Reasoning
13.2 Analogical Argument Form
13.3 Appraising Analogical Arguments
13.4 Refutation by Logical Analogy
Part Six: Fallacies
14 Fallacies
14.1 Problems with Premises
14.2 Problems with Relevance
14.3 Problems with Sufficiency
Appendices
1 Answers to Select Questions
2 A Bad Essay: "Vegetarianism and Moral Duty"
3 Hints for Writing Philosophy Papers
Bibliography
Index
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