PHIL 111 - CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING (3.0 UNITS)

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Limited Edition Release Date: August 24, 2007

Reason Argue Refute
Are We Drinking Paint ?
by Mark McIntire

Format: Softcover only; 242 pages
Publisher: University Village Press 2007
Language: English
ISBN 978-1-60461-051-2
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....Table Of Contents:
....Introduction
....Part One: Reasoning
......... 1. Basic Reasoning Concepts
......... 2. Twenty Basic Reasoning Distinctions
......... 3. Informal Reasoning Fallacies
......... 4. Reasoning: Learning Review
......... 5. Attributes of a Critical Thinker/Writer
....Part Two: Argument
......... 1. Categorical Logic
......... 2. Categorical Propositions
......... 3. Categorical Syllogisms
......... 4. Venn Diagram Proofs & 15 Valid Forms
......... 5. Six Rules Proving Validity
......... 6. Ordinary Language Arguments
......... 7. Induction & Propositional Logic
......... 8. Argument: Learning Review
....Part Three: Refutation
......... 1. Objecting to Definitions
......... 2. Objecting to Invalidity
......... 3. Objecting to Weak Causal Evidence
......... 4. Objecting by Analogy
......... 5. Objecting to Ethical Principles/Moral Codes
......... 6. Refutation: Learning Review

.........Appendix I: Guidelines for Argumentative Writing
.........Appendix II: Writing A Journal of Your Ideas
.........Bibliography
.........Index