Attacking Faulty Reason: A Practical guide to Fallacy Free Arguements - Softcover

Damer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534605168 ISBN 13: 9780534605162

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Not only is ATTACKING FAULTY REASONING the most comprehensive, readable, and theoretically sound book on the common fallacies, it is also a well-designed primer for the construction and evaluation of arguments. Addressing over 60 fallacies and featuring a wealth of timely examples and exercises, this text will help students hone their skills in rational, argumentative discussion.

About this title

Synopsis

Damer's (Emory & Henry College) text is designed to help students construct and evaluate arguments, and to recognize when they have constructed or encountered a good or successful argument for a particular action or belief. The fifth edition includes the addition of a new and fifth criterion to the original four criteria of a good argument; the int

About the Author

T. Edward Damer received his Ph.D. from Boston University and currently teaches at Emory and Henry College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534605168
• ISBN 13: 9780534605162
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 228