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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWadsworth
ISBN-100495006726
ISBN-139780495006725
eBay Product ID (ePID)50789461
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLogic Book : Fundamentals of Reasoning
Publication Year2006
SubjectGeneral, Logic, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Education
AuthorRobert M. Johnson
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2006-921473
TitleLeadingA
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisUnwavering in its fundamental commitment to today's students and their typical inexperience in rigorous logical analysis, Robert Johnson's A LOGIC BOOK is unparalleled in its ability to make logic simple, if not entertaining. After two chapters on basic concepts'argument, deductive validity, inductive strength, truth of premises'the text presents two different deductive systems, Categorical Logic and Truth-Functional Logic. A chapter on Formal Deduction is then followed by chapters on Inductive Logic and Informal Fallacies. The book culminates in a clear presentation of a strategy for evaluating lengthy arguments. Filled with timely examples and exercises drawn from popular culture, this book is an invitation to logic for even the most apprehensive students., No matter how good an idea sounds, if it's logically invalid it won't hold up. A LOGIC BOOK: FUNDAMENTALS OF REASONING takes you inside the world of debate and shows you how to flawlessly structure your arguments. And because A LOGIC BOOK: FUNDAMENTALS OF REASONING is clear and easy to follow, you'll be up-to-speed in class as well.