Title: The logic of real arguments /
Authors: Fisher, Alec.
Publisher: Cambridge Univeristy Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Reasoning
Abstract: "This new and expanded edition of The Logic of Real Arguments explains a distinctive method for analysing and evaluating arguments. It discusses many examples, ranging from newspaper articles to extracts from classic texts, and from easy passages to much more difficult ones. It will be valuable for students and their teachers in a wide range of disciplines including philosophy, law and the social sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: A general method of argument analysis -- A first example from Thomas Malthus -- Reasoning about nuclear deterrence -- An example from John Stuart Mill -- Arguments about God's existence -- How do your mind and body interact? -- Suppose for the sake of argument that -- An example from Karl Marx -- Evaluating 'scientific' arguments. Some initial examples -- Philosophical assumptions.