Attacking Faulty Reasoning: Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments, 5th Edition

T. Edward Damer

ISBN 10: 0534605168 / ISBN 13: 9780534605162

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Attacking Faulty Reasoning: Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments, 5th Edition
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534605168
• ISBN 13: 9780534605162
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good

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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.

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