A Rulebook for Arguments
5th Edition
Published on 1. February 2018
Book
Hardback
118 pages
978-1-62466-687-2 (ISBN)
Description
From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before.
This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in general.
This timely fifth edition of A Rulebook for Arguments sharpens an already-classic text, adding updated examples and a new chapter on public debates that provides rules for the etiquette and ethics of sound public dialogue as well as clear and sound thinking in general.
Reviews / Votes
Comments on the previous edition:"This is the ultimate 'how-to' book for anyone who wants to use reasons and evidence in support of conclusions, to be clear instead of confusing, persuasive instead of dogmatic, and better at evaluating the arguments of others."
--Debra Nails, Michigan State University
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Edition
Fifth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 139 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62466-687-2 (9781624666872)
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Person
Anthony Weston is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Elon University.