{"product_id":"informal-logic-a-pragmatic-approach-9780521886178","title":"Informal Logic A Pragmatic Approach","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond edition of the introductory guidebook to the basic principles of constructing sound arguments and criticising bad ones. Non-technical in approach, it is based on 186 examples, which Douglas Walton, a leading authority in the field of informal logic, discusses and evaluates in clear, illustrative detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Walton here updates his fine book on informal logic\/critical thinking...Probably the best work on critical thinking to date, this volume would be an excellent text for courses on informal logic...Summing up: Essential. \"  - R. Puligandla, University of Toledo, Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Argument as reasoned dialogue; 2. Questions and answers in dialogue; 3. Criticism of irrelevance; 4. Appeals to emotion; 5. Valid arguments; 6. Personal attack in argumentation; 7. Appeals to authority; 8. Inductive errors, bias, and fallacies; 9. Natural language argumentation.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767760552279,"sku":"9780521886178","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521886178.jpg?v=1758714763","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/informal-logic-a-pragmatic-approach-9780521886178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}