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Writing Logically, Thinking Critically / Sheila Cooper, Rosemary Patton

By: Sheila CooperContributor(s): Rosemary PattonMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Pearson, 2014. Edition: 8th EdDescription: xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9780321926524 DDC classification: 808.042

Contents:

Guide to readings -- Thinking and writing: a critical connection -- Critical thought -- The structure of argument -- Written argument -- The language of argument: definition -- Fallacious arguments -- Deductive and inductive argument -- The language of argument: style -- A quick guide to evaluating sources and integrating research into your own writing.

Summary: Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches students to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Students 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.

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Guide to readings --
Thinking and writing: a critical connection --
Critical thought --
The structure of argument --
Written argument --
The language of argument: definition --
Fallacious arguments --
Deductive and inductive argument --
The language of argument: style --
A quick guide to evaluating sources and integrating research into your own writing.

Integrating writing skills with critical thinking skills, this practical book teaches students to draw logical inferences, identify premises and conclusions and use language precisely. Students 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.

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